Man City lost their fourth consecutive match in all competitions

In 940 games and 17 years as a coach, since his time at Barca B in 2007, Guardiola has suffered four consecutive defeats for the first time. He will find it hard to swallow this defeat as Man City dominated Brighton in the first half, opening the scoring through striker Erling Haaland. But the visitors collapsed in the second half, conceding two goals in quick succession.

Before this match, Man City were suffering a series of three consecutive away defeats against Tottenham in the League Cup, Bournemouth in the Premier League and Sporting in the Champions League. The defeat at Brighton was the first time in 18 years that Man City had suffered a series of four defeats in all competitions.

Near the end of the match at the Amex, Brighton fans sang: "You'll be sacked tomorrow morning", implying that Guardiola was about to lose his job. Of course, this is unlikely, as the 53-year-old coach has helped Man City win the Premier League six times in just eight seasons, and also won the first Champions League in the club's history.

Guardiola said in his pre-match press conference that City had learned from the heavy defeat to Sporting, but he continued to play 19-year-old centre-back Jahmai Simpson-Pusey alongside Josko Gvardiol, rather than Nathan Ake. But the visitors still dominated the game, with Haaland alone having six shots in the first half, while Brighton had just three.

Haaland was not at his best, failing to score in three consecutive games as Man City lost. This time, the Norwegian striker opened the scoring from Mateo Kovacic's through ball in the 23rd minute.

However, the game seemed to have a record-breaking effect. Brighton were a different side in the second half, especially after midfielder Carlos Baleba came on and put the home team in control. Man City also had to sit deeper than usual to secure the win. Baleba put the home team in control, but Joao Pedro came on later to decide the game.

In the 78th minute, from a jumbled ball in the penalty area, Pedro quickly kicked the ball close to the goal to equalize 1-1. Five minutes later, he passed the ball to midfielder Matt O'Riley, who rushed down to face and shoot with his left foot, defeating goalkeeper Ederson.

There were nine minutes of stoppage time in the second half, but Man City could not find an equaliser. In the final seconds, Haaland was pulled down by centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke in the Brighton penalty area, but the visitors were not awarded a penalty.

Guardiola has never been sacked in his career, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. The upcoming two-week break is just the right time for Man City to forget the nightmare of the past 11 days, before hosting Tottenham in their next Premier League match on 23 November.