Soccer / Football · The Guardian

Enzo Maresca rues ‘silly’ errors after Manchester City defeat against Brighton

Published by The Guardian on October 31, 2026 at 2:38 PM ET

Matheus Nunes mistake lets in Yasin Ayari for winner 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’ mistake allowed Yasin Ayari to score Brighton’s winner in Saturday’s 1-0 victory here. Ayari’s strike was made possible after Nunes, City’s right-back, missed Diego Gómez’s cross from the right, so the ball could come back across goal via Maxim De Cuyper. The 2-1 loss at Aston Villa came from Gianluigi Donnarumma allowing Nicolas Jackson’s long-range winner to squeeze under his body. Continue reading...

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