Brighton move two points behind Man City, who open the door for Arsenal to climb three clear of the field with a win over Liverpool on Sunday.

Result: Manchester City 0-1 Brighton — Verbruggen’s heroics help Ayari’s early goal stand tall

Enzo Maresca reaction — Man City good enough to win but didn’t finish

Thoughts overall? “Not many things to say, to be honest. We did everything to win the game. We didn’t concede too much. We created chances. It’s a defeat we need to analyze and move on.”

“They defended really well but the volume of the offensive action we had was quite important. I have the same feeling as Aston Villa away. We created a lot and we move on.”

Changed Guehi and some of your tactics. Are you worried about defense? “No. Sometimes you concede 4-5 chances and they score one. Sometimes they score more. But today is the same feeling as Aston Villa. We conceded goals but I think defensively we were quite good.”

Started 7-0-0 in the league. Did you know a stretch without wins would come? “Absolutely. It’s football. It can happen. Try to control, analyze, and move on.”