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Manchester City missed the opportunity to move back into the top four as they twice surrendered the lead during their 2-2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.

The Cityzens were eager to bounce back from last weekend’s disappointing defeat to Nottingham Forest and found themselves with a one-goal cushion at half-time as they shaded an extremely entertaining first half.

Pervis Estupinan’s wonderful free kick had brought Brighton back on level terms after an Erling Haaland penalty opened the scoring, but Omar Marmoush’s thunderbolt from 20 yards ensured City entered the break with a narrow advantage.

That lead was extinguished just three minutes after half-time as Abdukodir Khusanov’s own goal handed Brighton another equaliser, with both sides spurning promising opportunities during the second half as the spoils were shared.

The result leaves City in fifth and Brighton in seventh as both stumbled in the hunt for Champions League qualification.

Marmoush was lively at the Etihad / Gareth Copley/GettyImages

*Ratings provided by FotMob*

Player

Rating

GK: Stefan Ortega

6.5/10

RB: Rico Lewis

6.2/10

CB: Abdukodir Khusanov

5.5/10

CB: Ruben Dias

6.4/10

LB: Josko Gvardiol

6.7/10

DM: Nico Gonzalez

6.4/10

DM: Ilkay Gundogan

7.5.10

RW: Savinho

6.6/10

AM: Omar Marmoush

8.3/10

LW: Jeremy Doku

7.4/10

ST: Erling Haaland

7.5/10

SUB: Bernardo Silva (58′ for Savinho)

6.1/10

SUB: Phil Foden (76′ for Silva)

6.0/10

SUB: Kevin De Bruyne (86′ for Marmoush)

N/A

Subs not used: Scott Carson (GK), Vitor Reis, Matheus Nunes, James McAtee, Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish.

Brighton impressed in large spells / James Gill – Danehouse/GettyImages

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Player

Rating

GK: Bart Verbruggen

5.6/10

RB: Jack Hinshelwood

7.1/10

CB: Jan Paul van Hecke

6.8/10

CB: Adam Webster

6.3/10

LB: Pervis Estupinan

8.2/10

DM: Carlos Baleba

6.9/10

DM: Diego Gomez

7.5/10

RW: Yankuba Minteh

6.7/10

AM: Georginio Rutter

5.5/10

LW: Kaoru Mitoma

6.7/10

ST: Joao Pedro

6.7/10

SUB: Yasin Ayari (75′ for Gomez)

5.9/10

SUB: Danny Welbeck (75′ for Rutter)

6.2/10

SUB: Simon Adingra (83′ for Mitoma)

N/A

SUB: Brajan Gruda (83′ for Minteh)

N/A

SUB: Mats Wieffer (86′ for Baleba)

N/A

Subs not used: Carl Rushworth (GK), Eiran Cashin, Jacob Slater, Joe Knight.

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