City earned a point in a brilliant game of football at the Amex Stadium, just three days after lifting the Premier League title in Manchester.
Phil Foden got the opener to nudge us ahead before a wonder strike from Brighton forward Julio Enciso levelled the scores ahead of half-time.
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Both sides had the chances to win it from there, with Erling Haaland looking like the hero before his header was ruled out after he was deemed to have pulled on Levi Colwill’s shirt.
Instead, it was a point each in City’s first match after sealing a third Premier League title in three seasons.
The results sees the Blues extend our unbeaten run to an incredible 25 games across all competitions but it does bring an end to our 12-match winning run in the Premier League that has carried us to the summit.
Watch the brief highlights from the fixture by clicking the video above...