Knocked off their perch! Man City break Man Utd's record for consecutive home wins after beating Brighton

Man City have broken Man United's record for most consecutive wins on home soil by a Premier League club after they beat Brighton 2-1 on Saturday.

WHAT HAPPENED?
Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland got the goals as City got the three points against Brighton, bouncing back after two straight Premier League defeats.

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THE BIGGER PICTURE
City have now won 21 consecutive matches at the Etihad Stadium in all competitions since the start of the calendar year.
That is a new record-winning run at home by a Premier League team, breaking the previous best set by United in 2010-11.
WHAT THEY SAID
Pep Guardiola was impressed by his team, telling reporters: "Against Brighton for 95 mins, controlling them is impossible. No team in the world can do that. I am surprised we did it for 55-60 minutes. They link with the strikers and we went man to man with Julian [Alvarez] and Erling [Haaland]."
He added: "I give credit to the team for victory."

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
City will now turn their attention to their midweek Champions League match against Young Boys in Switzerland.

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