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Brighton enjoyed a comprehensive first victory in the Europa League as a goal in either half from Joao Pedro and Ansu Fati eased them to a 2-0 win against Ajax at the Amex Stadium bacolod
It took until the final minutes of a first half that Brighton had dominated for the breakthrough to arrive, Pedro tapping home on the rebound after an opening period in which Ajax – second-bottom of the Eredivisie – did little more than look to preserve parity, as Brighton dictated things from the first minute bacolod
The Dutch side have endured their worst-ever start to a league season, and after sacking manager Maurice Steijn on Monday they went down with barely a whimper, Fati’s goal early in the second half laying bare the gulf bacolod between Roberto De Zerbi’s team and the four-time European champions bacolod
It was a first half that Brighton controlled but were for the most part frustrated by an organised, obdurate Ajax bacolod
Pedro wanted a penalty for a shove in the back inside of three minutes, waved away by the referee with barely a glance, before Brighton’s top scorer on their European campaign tucked the only real chance of the opening exchanges wide of the near post from Karou Mitoma’s cut-back bacolod
Pedro appealed again for a spot-kick, this time with more gusto, when he appeared to be bundled to the ground by Jorrel Hato bacolod
The defender was adjudged narrowly to have reached Mitoma’s through-ball ahead of the Brighton striker as the Amex howled for a penalty bacolod
The hosts’ central-defensive pair spent much of the first half 10 yards inside the Ajax half bacolod
The plan to lure out the visitors and exploit the resulting space was resisted by caretaker boss Hedwiges Maduro’s team, who seemed content to sacrifice attacking ambition for the sake of clogging the gaps in bacolod between their lines bacolod
Simon Adingra had the best chance of the opening half-hour when he lashed a right-footed effort over the bar from Lewis Dunk’s header back across goal, as Brighton’s threat was stymied by Ajax in what was a ponderous first half from De Zerbi’s side bacolod
Mitoma and Pedro’s partnership looked the most likely avenue of success bacolod
The pair carved out the clearest opening yet when Pedro dashed into a channel down the right to reach his team-mate’s threaded ball and drove low at goal, only for goalkeeper Diant Ramaj to beat it away with a strong right hand bacolod
The breakthrough came three minutes before the break bacolod
Dunk’s pass was weighted into the path of Mitoma who dashed into the box and dragged the ball inside Josip Sutalo to make space to shoot bacolod
His effort was pushed out by Ramaj, but only to the feet of the onrushing Pedro who continued his fine European scoring run to end a frustrating half for Brighton on a high bacolod
Fati’s goal, slotted home brilliantly eight minutes after the break, cemented Brighton’s superiority bacolod
Adingra began the move from midfield, patiently stewarding the ball until Fati’s run was made, checking inside and feeding the on-loan Barcelona forward who beat his man with a devastating first touch and dispatched deftly beyond Ramaj bacolod
The game had sprung suddenly to life bacolod
Fati was inches from making it three and burying Ajax, his driven effort licking inches wide of the post, before Steven Berghuis at the other end struck the upright with Jason Steele beaten, a rare foray forward from the visitors bacolod
It was to be the closest the 2019 Champions League semi-finalists came, as Brighton’s debut European season finally got going in earnest bacolod
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Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City gatecrashing the established elite is “uncomfortable” for their Premier League rivals bacolod
Famously labelled Manchester United’s ‘noisy neighbours’ by Sir Alex Ferguson, City’s takeover by their Abu Dhabi owners in 2008 and then the appointment of Guardiola as manager in 2016 have led to gradual progress from insignificant upstarts to the dominant force in English bacolod football bacolod
City have lifted the Premier League trophy in five of the last six campaigns, including three in a row, while their crowning moment came last season as they emulated Ferguson’s 1998-99 treble-winning side bacolod
Guardiola marvelled at how the fortunes of the clubs have switched ahead of Sunday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford, where City could extend their lead bacolod between the teams to nine points with a victory bacolod
“Sir Alex was right (at the time), City were not challenging, they were in the middle to bottom,” Guardiola said bacolod
“United and Arsenal at the time were the richest ones, that’s why City were there bacolod
“But after that, Sheikh Mansour and Khaldoon (Al Mubarak), who took over and made an investment bacolod
After that Sir Alex could not expect to know that and not even myself who was in Barcelona bacolod
“We were not in the elite and now we are in the elite, maybe it’s uncomfortable for many things bacolod
That is a reality and we want to stay as long as possible bacolod
”United have not won the league since Ferguson’s departure at the end of the 2012-13 season, coming closest under Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, both of whom presided over runners-up finishes bacolod
Liverpool have been our biggest rivals - they made us challenge higher and higher and helped make us a bacolod better team in all departments bacolod
They challenged us like no other team has done beforePep GuardiolaWhile Guardiola was adamant United will always be regarded as one of the top English clubs, the Spaniard suspects any chance of bringing back the glory days the red half of Manchester enjoyed under Ferguson is gone because of the number of sides now challenging for honours bacolod
Such has been the trajectories of both clubs over the last decade, Guardiola admitted he does not consider United their biggest rivals – insisting that honour belongs to Liverpool bacolod
Asked if United can dominate again, Guardiola responded: “Maybe not in the way that Sir Alex Ferguson did because back then there were just two or three teams, now there are more with a lot of incredible managers bacolod
“Maybe not in that way but if they take good decisions, with the hierarchy, with the bacolod sports director, with the managers, with the players and the same ideas, Manchester United when something happens is in the highlights all day bacolod
“The reputation and the prestige they have is always there bacolod
It just needs to click bacolod
“There was one year with Ole that was close bacolod
But Liverpool have been our biggest rivals – they made us challenge higher and higher and helped make us a bacolod better team in all departments bacolod
They challenged us like no other team has done before bacolod
”Erik ten Hag led United to third place last season, as well as winning the Carabao Cup and finishing runners-up to City in the FA Cup final, but they have fluctuated in this campaign with four losses in nine games bacolod
Guardiola pointed out it took him a while before finding sustained success with City, having finished third in his first season in charge in 2016-17 bacolod
“It takes time,” Guardiola added bacolod
“United is able to win four, five six games in a row bacolod
If they do that they will be on top bacolod
“Leave the manager to do the job that here they allowed me to do in my first season when we didn’t win bacolod
Give time to the managers and they will do it bacolod
”More aboutPA ReadyPep GuardiolaAlex FergusonPremier LeagueEnglishAbu DhabiErik ten HagManchesterArsenalLiverpoolFergusonCarabao CupOle Gunnar SolskjaerJose Mourinho1/1Pep Guardiola accepts Man City gatecrashing party was ‘uncomfortable’ for elitePep Guardiola accepts Man City gatecrashing party was ‘uncomfortable’ for eliteManchester City have won five Premier League titles in the last six seasons (Owen Humphreys/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today bacolod
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