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Enzo Maresca rues costly errors after Manchester City defeat against Brighton

Maresca: ‘We are conceding silly goals that we can avoid’ Enzo Maresca said “silly goals” and individual errors are costing Manchester City after Matheus Nunes’s mistake allowed Yasin Ayari to score Brighton’s winner in Saturday’s 1-0 victory here. Ayari’s strike…

By Jamie Jackson · The Guardian

Published: Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 6:38 PM

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Enzo Maresca expressed frustration over avoidable errors after Manchester City lost 1-0 to Brighton.
Brighton secured the 1-0 victory courtesy of a winner scored by Yasin Ayari.
A mistake by City right-back Matheus Nunes enabled Ayari's decisive goal.

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Enzo Maresca lamented Manchester City's "silly goals" and individual errors following a 1-0 Premier League defeat against Brighton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The decisive goal occurred when Matheus Nunes missed Diego Gómez's cross, allowing Maxim De Cuyper to set up Yasin Ayari for the match-winning strike.

Maresca compared the outcome to a recent 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa, noting that City created opportunities but failed to score. Meanwhile, Brighton manager Fabian Hürzeler praised his team's response after previously losing to City in a Carabao Cup shootout.

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Enzo Maresca rues costly errors after Manchester City defeat against Brighton

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