City’s start reflected our hunger to reclaim top spot after Liverpool won last night.
But we couldn’t find a way past a physical Brighton defence, which saw the game go into half time goalless.
Pep Guardiola‘s side came out for the second 45 with more urgency, and it only took us eight minutes to find a pathway to goal.
Riyad Mahrez drifted wide after the ball was deflected his way, before dinking a deflected shot past Sanchez to give us an all-important breakthrough.
This put us in the mood for more, as we captured our crucial second goal through Phil Foden who struck with a powerfully hit shot which flew past the left-hand post after a deflection.
Bernardo Silva sealed the win late on, after he picked out the top corner with a left-footed curling effort, which rippled the netting and sent us back to the summit of the Premier League.
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