Manchester City played out a 2-all draw with Brighton yesterday at the Etihad. Goals from Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush were cancelled out by a Pervis Estupiñan free kick and an own goal by

In years gone by it would be a struggling big six club like Manchester United, Tottenham or Arsenal. This season City take on that mantel; they have improved recently but are obviously still not hugely stable — had Carlos Baleba (below) scored at the end Brighton would have been 3-2 up and looking at a victory.