MANCHESTER (The Thursday Times) — Brighton ne Hafte ko Etihad Stadium mein Manchester City ko 1-0 se shikast de di, jo 18 koshishon mein City ke khilaf us ke maidan par pehli jeet hai, aur is tarah Enzo Maresca ki team ko Premier League mein musalsal doosri shikast de kar sar-e-fehrist team se sirf do points ka fasla reh gaya.
Yasin Ayari ne 11wen minute mein Brighton ko bartari dilayi, aur goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen ne waqfe ke baad City ke musalsal hamlon ke saamne kai shandar bachao kiye. Jack Hinshelwood aakhri lamhat mein bartari dugni kar sakte thay lekin un ki shot side netting mein ja lagi.
Yeh jeet Fabian Hürzeler ki team ke liye badla thi, jise Budh ko League Cup mein Etihad par do baar bartari hasil karne ke bawajood penalties par City se shikast hui thi. Kabhi koi bari trophy na jeetne wala Brighton is season mein champion Arsenal ko bhi wazeh taur par hara chuka hai, aur ab teesre number par hai, jabke pehli teen teams ke darmiyan sirf do points ka farq hai.
City ne Pep Guardiola ke jaansheen Maresca ki coaching mein apne pehle saat league match jeete thay, lekin us ke season par Premier League ke maliyati qawaid ki khilaf warzi ke 100 se zyada ilzamat mein qusoorwar qarar diye jane ka saya hai. Club ne appeal kar rakhi hai, aur agar faisla barqarar raha to us ke points mein bhari katauti ho sakti hai. Agar Arsenal Itwar ko Liverpool ke maidan par shikast se bach gaya to woh sar-e-fehrist aa jayega.
Doosre match mein Coventry City ne Sunderland ko 3-1 se hara diya, jis ke baad isi din pehle Chelsea se 2-0 se harne wala Manchester United relegation zone se sirf aik position aur aik point oopar reh gaya.
