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  "id": 17481267,
  "title": "Fresh frustration for Maresca as Man City lose to Brighton",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/fresh-frustration-for-maresca-as-man-city-lose-to-brighton",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T21:21:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/11/01/fresh-frustration-for-maresca-as-man-city-lose-to-brighton"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City's manager Enzo Maresca experienced familiar frustration after a 1-0 home defeat to Brighton on Saturday, extending his team's losing streak in the Premier League. Brighton scored through Yasin Ayari in the 11th minute, capitalizing on a miscued clearance by City's Matheus Nunes. Maresca noted that this loss followed a similar result against Aston Villa the previous week, stating, \"It's a very similar feeling that we had after the Aston Villa game.\" He emphasized that while City had created chances, they failed to score. Maresca acknowledged that Brighton's victory was their first away win over City and highlighted the need to avoid similar mistakes in future games. Brighton's manager, Fabian Hurzeler, insisted that his primary focus was preparing for their upcoming matches, including the Conference League challenge against Getafe. Meanwhile, Arsenal has a chance to top the table if they avoid a loss at Liverpool on Sunday, but City's recent results may be overshadowed by their ongoing financial misconduct case, which could lead to severe penalties or relegation from the Premier League.",
  "summary": "Yasin Ayari scored an 11th-minute goal as Manchester City suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Brighton, marking their second straight Premier League loss.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/brighton-stun-man-city-to-maintain-bright-start",
        "published": "2026-10-31T14:40:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "EPL: Brighton stun Man City at Etihad with 1-0 victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/epl-brighton-stun-man-city-at-etihad-with-1-0-victory",
        "published": "2026-10-31T17:28:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Man City rue poor finishing in home loss to Brighton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/man-city-rue-poor-finishing-in-home-loss-to-brighton",
        "published": "2026-10-31T17:47:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "21 shots, no goals: How Manchester City lost to Brighton at Etihad Stadium",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/21-shots-no-goals-how-manchester-city-lost-to-brighton-at-etihad",
        "published": "2026-10-31T19:29:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Brighton pick up first away league victory over Man City to go third",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/brighton-pick-up-first-away-league-victory-over-man-city-to-go-third",
        "published": "2026-10-31T22:30:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Fresh frustration for Maresca as Man City lose to Brighton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/fresh-frustration-for-maresca-as-man-city-lose-to-brighton-17489272",
        "published": "2026-10-31T22:52:25.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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