At present, the five major European leagues have entered the final stage, the Bundesliga and Serie A have confirmed the ownership of the championship in advance, Real Madrid and Grand Paris also have enough leads in the league, and it is only a matter of time before they win the championship. Only the Premier League, at present, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool are still fighting inseparable, although Liverpool is 3 points behind Arsenal after losing to Everton, but there is still hope of winning the title, Manchester City is away to Brighton, in the case of one less round, 1 point behind Arsenal, is still the favorite to win the championship.
The match between Manchester City and Brighton is crucial for them, especially if the points gap between them and Arsenal is not widened at the moment, and if they can't win against their opponents, they will have to look at Arsenal's face, which Manchester City and Pep Guardiola definitely don't want to see. In this game, Manchester City's top scorer Haaland did not start, not even in the squad for the game, Manchester City gave the reason for Haaland's injury problems, he voluntarily asked to leave the game early in the game against Real Madrid, which is the key reason for his absence from this game.
However, without Haaland, Manchester City are still one of the strongest teams in the Premier League, facing Brighton, scoring three goals in less than 35 minutes, and Foden scored twice to establish the lead in advance and also seal the win directly. And Alvarez, who replaced Haaland in this game, also scored a goal, which also made Haaland, who was absent due to injury, look even more embarrassed, and Manchester City, which did not have the top scorer, scored in key games and won the victory, which was undoubtedly a blow to Haaland.
However, without Haaland, Manchester City is still a top team, and Alvarez is currently one of the best scorers in the Premier League, but his role is not the same as Haaland, and although Haaland does appear invisible in the face of top teams, he is still very dominant in the Premier League. The technical characteristics of the two are not the same, and the tactical role within the team is also very different, Haaland is still not something that Alvarez can replace, and Haaland will not be abandoned by Guardiola because of a victory or even a few games.
For Manchester City today, the next few games will directly determine what kind of results they will end the season, although the Champions League is out, but there is still a chance to win the league and FA Cup. In the case of almost one-sided play, Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City will also get more time to rest, and with their quality, there is a lot of hope for winning the game, as many fans believe: Manchester City in the sprint stage are stable to make opponents desperate, and Arsenal and Liverpool are the teams that feel it most directly.