The manner of Manchester City’s demolition of Brighton sounds an ominous note for anyone wishing to wrestle away their crown, writes Phil McNulty.
If Arsenal hoped Brighton would seek out and exploit flaws in Manchester City’s make-up in the same manner Everton brutally exposed Liverpool’s, they were to be sorely disappointed.
If Manchester City win their remaining five games they will claim a fourth successive Premier League title, a sixth in seven seasons, and history tells us there is every chance they will do it. City have now gone 18 league games unbeaten, winning 14 and drawing four, since they lost 1-0 at Aston Villa in December.Erling Haaland may be sidelined through injury but City always have a genius in waiting somewhere, or two in the shape of Phil Foden and Kevin de Bruyne on this occasion, as Brighton were outclassed.
These were Foden’s 50th and 51st Premier League goals for City, his potency simply adding further power to manager Pep Guardiola’s vast weaponry. Sixteen of those strikes have come this season. The Seagulls are currently reduced by injuries and look jaded but the way City moved smoothly through the gears suggested they would have beaten most sides in this mood.
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