Manchester City were aiming to become the eighth team to win their first eight games of an English top-flight season and post a new outright club record for successive league wins at the start of a campaign, which has stood since 1897-98.

They held control of the game for long spells and Erling Haaland continued his superb scoring run, finding the net for the seventh Premier League match in a row.

However, both goals they conceded were preventable.

Marc Guehi's loose touch attempting to control a lofted square pass by Enzo Fernandez 30 yards from his own goal was punished and he was one of two players substituted at half-time by Enzo Maresca.

Nicolas Jackson's second was struck early from just inside the penalty area and although Gianluigi Donnarumma had little time to react, the shot was almost straight at the Italian goalkeeper, who was unable to get a strong hand to the ball to keep it out.

City host in-form Brighton twice in quick succession, first in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday and then in the Premier League three days later, while a busy November concludes with a trip to champions Arsenal.