Manchester City’s Unbeaten Run Comes to an End at the Hands of Bournemouth
Naijawebinfo reports that City’s 32-game unbeaten streak in 2024 was brought to a halt with a 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
Antoine Semenyo opened the scoring just nine minutes into the first half, and Evanilson added to the hosts’ lead in the second half. Josko Gvardiol’s consolation goal for Manchester City was little consolation for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Guardiola acknowledged that his team struggled to match the intensity of their opponents, saying, “We knew we couldn’t match the intensity. We’ve talked about it. It was an open game. We had chances at the end, but I commend Bournemouth for the victory. The 50-50 balls in the middle, the duels, they play this type of game. They’re so aggressive. They had six to seven days to prepare. They have physicality and speed, but you have to win these types of situations. And they had chances.”
He added, “Ederson made a good save. We had real good moments at the start of the second half and after that, it was difficult to swallow as we were good. After we scored, we had momentum and chances but couldn’t score [again].” Guardiola spoke with BBC.
Liverpool Returns to the Top with Thrilling Comeback Against Brighton
Liverpool recaptured the top spot in the Premier League table after a thrilling 2-1 comeback victory over Brighton at Anfield.
A remarkable goal from Mohamed Salah on Saturday’s encounter helped the Reds’ surge up the table.
Naijawebinfo reports that the visitors trailed at halftime due to Ferdi Kadioglu’s well-placed strike. However, Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo and Salah capitalized on Brighton’s failure to convert their first-half dominance into a more substantial lead.
Arne Slot’s team made significant changes from their League Cup encounter earlier in the week, which Liverpool had won 3-2. Despite the return of key players, including Salah, Virgil van Dijk, and Trent Alexander-Arnold, Brighton controlled the first half and could have extended their lead before the interval.
Liverpool’s best opportunity in the opening 45 minutes came when Darwin Nunez surged from his own half into the Brighton penalty area, only to be denied by a brilliant save from Bart Verbruggen.
Kadioglu broke the deadlock in the 14th minute with a powerful right-footed shot that struck the inside of the post. Although Liverpool was without their first-choice goalkeeper, Caoimhin Kelleher made a crucial save to deny Brighton a second goal.
