Haaland Too Good for The Seagulls
Fan Review
Ticket- We paid a good price of £30 to attend the game, with great seats in block 116- the Etihad's loudest area. Being able to watch one of the best teams in world football inside a world class stadium can only mean a rating of 10/10.
Inside the Stadium-
The inside of the stadium is modern and sleek, housing indiviudal sport bars showing live matches from across the country. When we went there were Nottingham Forest v Liverpool on. The music that is played is all the UK indie classics showcasing feel-good music in a great setting. Little pop up shops are around the stadium that sell hot dogs, fish and chips, burgers and more. Just opposite of where you would go in if you had the same tickets there is a beautiful fish and chip shop across the road that I would recommend a lot. The main drink that they have is Asahi which was cheaper price compared to other stadiums in the UK. Stewards are very helpful to find your seat. That section of the stadium is a safe standing area which is another plus. The stadium was one of the best that I have been to. The only thing that could be improved is making the sound from the speakers a bit louder but nothing major. I would rate the stadium 8/10.
Travel- Travelling to the game is one of the easiest I have ever done in all the years of following football. Trains from where we got on from was every 25 minutes. You get the train to Manchester Piccadilly. Depending where you are travelling from once you get past the stewards in the train station, follow the signs for the metro link and it costs no more than £5 for a day ticket in Zone 1 and 2 (Etihad Campus is Zone 2). Trams come every 12 minutes both ways. Coming back from the stadium it does take longer as there are thousands of people getting on the tram so if you have places to be after the game I would recommend leaving earlier or push back your plans an hour. Overall, it costs us in the trains £10.69 for a anytime return and £4.90 on tram. Coming from the motorway there are loads of car parking spaces where you pay when your there. Be aware City is a no cash stadium. This was one of the easiest games that I have ever travelled to. Therefore I would rate it 10/10.
Overall- One of the best teams and manager in the world, easy travel prices and brilliant atmosphere inside the stadium with facilities. Manchester City is a 8/10.
Match Report
Manchester City secured a comfortable 3-1 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion in their Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium on October 22nd, 2022.
The hosts started the game brightly and dominated possession from the opening whistle. They took the lead in the 22nd minute when goalkeeper Ederson cut Brighton apart with a lofted ball through to attacking monster Erling Haaland, who left Dunk and Sanchez for dead before slotting the ball home into a empty net.
The game continued to be all Manchester City with a well worked play from Bernardo Silva crossing to De Bruyne who passed it off to Grealish. Grealish pulled it back to De Bruyne who forced a good block out of defender Lewis Dunk.
Later, in the 43rd minute, a foul on Bernardo Silva in Brighton's boxed called for a penalty from all the fans and the players but the referee waved it away. VAR then interviened and awarded the penalty to Manchester City. Erling Haaland did what Haaland does best and slotted the ball to the keepers left. 2-0 Manchester City and a comfortable lead going into the break.
The second half started exactly as the first half. All Manchester City. A lovely play from Manchester City's star player Kevin De Bruyne passed in Riyad Mahrez who again forced a wonderful smart save from Robert Sanchez.
Against the run of play Brighton started to play football very well and were rewarded with a goal in the 53rd minute from Leandro Trossard who picked the ball up on the edge of the box and drilled the ball into the bottom left corner giving Brighton players and the fans a momentum boost that they could achieve a draw or maybe a win. Manchester City continued attacking and had a corner where De Bruyne crossed it in and defender Aymeric Laporte headed the ball which just missed the bottom left corner keeping the ball at 2-1. Later on in the 75 minute, Bernardo Silva passed the ball to Kevin De Bruyne centre 25 yards out and perfectly hit the ball into the top left corner giving Robert Sanchez no chance. 3-1 Manchester City.
In the end, Manchester City secured a deserved 3-1 victory to maintain there solid start to the season only 1 point behind leaders Arsenal.
The key stand out players that we took away from a impressive Brighton performance were Alexis Macallister, Solly March, Leandro Trossard (moved to Arsenal in January), and Moises Caicedo.
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