Brighton & Hove Albion fought back on two occasions to draw with top-four rivals Manchester City in an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola's side knew a victory would take them above Chelsea before the Blues visit Arsenal on Sunday,

Here are the City player ratings as Manchester City drew 2-all with Brighton at the Etihad. The biggest story before the game was Ederson’s absence from the Manchester City matchday squad.

Abdukodir Khusanov’s own goal proved decisive. Manchester City missed the chance to return to the Premier League’s top four as they twice surrendered the lead in a 2-2 draw with Brighton.

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while Brighton got the better of Nico Gonzalez a couple of times, the first to win a free kick that was put away by Estupinan, and the second when Joao Pedro won a duel with the Spaniard and took it round him, before the visitors won the corner that ended with Abdukodir Khusanov’s own goal.

Manchester City drew 2-2 with Brighton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday as Pep Guardiola's side coughed up more points in their quest to secure Champions League qualification. WATCH – Full match replay Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush gave City the lead twice but Pervis Estupinan and an own goal from Abdukodir Khusanov grabbed Brighton a deserved draw,

Manchester City missed the chance to return to the Premier League's top four as they twice surrendered the lead in a 2-2 draw with Brighton. Goals from Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush were cancelled out by a superb Pervis Estupinan free-kick and Abdukodir Khusanov's own goal as the champions endured more frustration at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Manchester City twice blew the lead in a 2-2 draw against Brighton on Saturday as Abdukodir Khusanov's own goal dented their bid to qualify for the Champions League. Reduced to fighting for a Champions League berth after a shockingly bad season,