The team whose squad was worth £596 million and are effectively the public relations arm of an energy-rich Arab state eventually found their way past the club who have spent 34 painful years returning to this level having almost dropped off the Football League radar 20 years ago and whose squad was worth £37.5m.
Since last playing in the top flight in 1983, Brighton have threatened to go out of the league and out of business, sold their own ground and been homeless before building this splendid new stadium and obtaining Premier League football for the first time.
So this was a momentous day and they deserved to enjoy it. The sun shone, the 32,000-capacity community stadium looked magnificent, nestling as it does among the South Downs, and the trains to the village of Falmer were heaving with fans in regulation summer short-sleeved replica kits.
Gabriel Jesus then challenged for a header but Brighton's Lewis Dunk was the man who got the last touch to make it 2-0
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BRIGHTON -- Pep Guardiola was relieved to avoid an opening day setback like defending champions Chelsea but insists Manchester City need to improve their attacking if they are to challenge for the title.
City kicked off the season with a 2-0 win at newly promoted Brighton but they were left frustrated when they couldn't find a breakthrough in the opening 70 minutes.
Sergio Aguero finally smashed City into the lead before they added a second when Brighton defender Lewis Dunk headed into his own net.
"We attacked too slowly we have to be a little bit quicker and a little bit more precise with more accuracy in our passes."
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