Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has shaken up the team on Wednesday night, partly because of injuries to give others a rest, following Sunday's late draw against Chelsea. It means there is a senior City debut for 20-year-old academy product Max Alleyne,

City's bench reacted furiously as referee Thomas Bramall signalled play on with substitute Rodri at the forefront of complaints. Manager Pep Guardiola was booked for his reaction and arguing with opposite number Fabian Hurzeler.

Manchester City drew 1-1 with Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday to surrender more momentum in the title race

Preview the matchup between Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.

Kaoru Mitoma has struggled for fitness this season. He provided more evidence of how much Brighton need him against Manchester City

Man City predicted lineup vs. Brighton (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Aké, O’Reilly; González, Reijnders; Cherki, Foden, Doku; Haaland.

There is no getting away from it, this all feels a bit ‘last season’ for Manchester City. The parallels are obvious: three draws in a row have suddenly caused a negative feeling and, particularly, the injury situation tends to suggest that things might not get immediately better.