Competition Is Getting Hotter, Man City Moves Liverpool To Win The Throne Of The Standings

Striker Erling Haaland took Manchester City to the top of the table after winning over Brighton and Hove Albion. (Twitter @ManCity)

JAKARTA - Manchester City does not have to linger to overthrow Lverpool. Man City managed to coup and seize the throne of the English Premier League after a 2-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium, Saturday, October 21 evening WIB.

The elbows and slidings occurred at the top of the standings. Liverpool had taken the top position controlled by Tottenham Hotspur after beating Everton 2-0 in the Merseyside Derby.

However, The Pool is only a few hours at the top. Man City has immediately shifted them after winning over Brighton.

The win saw Man City pocketing 21 points. They are only one point ahead with the team below him, Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal. This makes the competition even tighter.

The reason is, Tottenham and Arsenal still have the opportunity to seize the throne of the standings as long as they beat their opponents.

Arsenal played a game not easy because they fought Chelsea in the London Derby. Meanwhile, Tottenham also held a London City derby against its guest Fulham.

Meanwhile, Brighton, who made it difficult for Liverpool and even beat Manchester United, is still stuck in seventh place with 16 points. It's the same as Aston Villa, but they lost on goal difference.

In that match, Man City performed optimally and bounced back after losing 1-0 to Arsenal. The breakthrough with Pep Guardiola's offensive game made Brighton's defense chaotic.

As a result, the game had only been running for seven minutes, striker Julian Alvarez successfully broke into Brighton's goal. The Argentine striker completed Jeremy Doku's assist

Winning 1-0 makes The Cityzens more aggressive in suppressing opponents. Brighton seemed helpless.

As a result, Man City increased their lead in the 19th minute. This time Erling Haaland gave the hosts a 2-0 lead. The score lasted until the end of the first half.

Brighton tried to get up in the second half. Their game began to grow. Moreover, Man City is no longer aggressive even though they still excel in possession of the ball.

It's just that the visitors' efforts never paid off until finally Ansu Fati broke into Man City's goal. The goal of this loan player from Barcelona was created in the 73rd minute.

But this goal failed to save Brighton. Man City was able to maintain the advantage.

Towards the end of the match, Man City lost defender Manuel Akanji on a red card after receiving a second yellow card in the 95+5 minute.

Without Akanji, there is no effect because the match is only a few minutes away. The 2-1 score for Man City lasted until the end of the match.