aller168 Manchester City faced bad news as they lost their 2-1 victory over Brighton on Saturday. With the loss of Manuel Akanji, the main defender. Got a red card and will be banned. Will not be able to play in the next important game which will be against Manchester United. aller168

Manchester City got two goals from Julian Alvarez and Erling Braut Haaland to successfully defeat the Seagulls. It is a return to grab full 3 points again after losing 2 Premier League games in a row, 1-2 Wolverhampton and 0-1 Arsenal. ( aller168 )

However, during the injury time of the game on Saturday, Akanji made a mistake and was sent off the field by a second yellow card.

As a result, the former Borussia Dortmund star was banned for 1 match, unable to play in the Manchester derby match against Manchester United at the Old Stadium. Trafford, Sunday 29 Oct.

Losing a key man is a suspension. It just happened to Manchester City earlier that Spanish midfielder Rodri Had to be banned for 3 matches and the team immediately lost form, losing to Wolverhampton and Arsenal as mentioned.

However, it is considered that Pep Guardiola is not lacking any center back options. In addition to Akanji, there are also John Stones, Ruben Dias, Nathan A. Ke, Yosco Guardiol to Kyle Walker to choose from.