Brighton up next, and they still have your number
Manchester City face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Wednesday (1). Brighton are the only top-flight side City have failed to beat since the 2024–25 season began (1).
Brighton's coach Fabian Hürzeler called the tie "do-or-die" (1). Enzo Maresca shrugged it off as a chance to rotate (1).
That is a real gap in how the two managers read this one.
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The predictions are split
One preview has Brighton winning 2–3 (1). Another has City 2–1, with Rulli starting, Bouaddi in line to start and Erling Haaland's involvement described as unclear (2).
Haaland's status is the one to watch before the team sheets drop.
Brighton get two back
Brighton are expected to bring Wieffer and Minteh back from injury for this tie (3). Steele starts in goal and Rutter leads the line in a predicted 4-2-3-1 (3).
City are not facing a reserve side here.
Real Madrid watching Cherki
Real Madrid are monitoring Rayan Cherki, with the Spanish side eyeing him as a possible alternative to Michael Olise if City face heavy Premier League sanctions (4).
That story is tied to the outcome of City's financial case, which is still open.
After the cup: Brighton again, then Leipzig
City play Brighton in the Premier League at the Etihad on Saturday, October 31, 16:00 CET. Then it is RB Leipzig away in the Champions League on Wednesday, November 4, and Nottingham Forest away on Saturday, November 7.
You sit top of the league on 21 points from 8 games, with a goal difference of +11. The form line reads W L W W L after the 2–1 defeat at Aston Villa on October 24.
Fan reactions
The mood on r/MCFC is spent on one thing: paragraph 109 of the Premier League verdict and what it could mean for the appeal. Supporters are pulling apart the commission's reasoning line by line rather than talking about Brighton at all.
