Haaland's rebound goes wide as Brighton shut out Man City
City's compact highlights capture Verbruggen's saves and a costly missed opening, just days after the clubs' cup shoot-out.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 530,024 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (45,091).
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Matheus Nunes forces a save, the rebound reaches Erling Haaland, and the shot goes wide. The commentary calls it probably City's best chance of the game. Brighton's early lead survives.
That sequence sits at the centre of Man City's short highlights from a frustrating home defeat. The upload drew about 210,000 views in six hours, a much faster start than the club's usual short videos.
Yasin Ayari supplies the only goal after a defensive scramble. From there, the edit becomes a succession of openings that City cannot turn into an equaliser: a close-range header misses, Bart Verbruggen tips a powerful effort onto the post, and Jérémy Doku sends a ball across the goalmouth without anyone applying the finish. Verbruggen is still making saves in stoppage time.
It is a sharp change from the clubs' midweek Carabao Cup meeting, when City twice came back before progressing on penalties. This time there is no recovery, leaving City with consecutive Premier League defeats.
The club's pre-match show also drew an unusually large audience for its longer uploads, with FG joined by Steph Houghton and Joleon Lescott, plus live music from the Dialtones.
Under the highlights, viewers single out Verbruggen's goalkeeping and debate the service reaching Haaland. Some want the striker found earlier; another points to a moment when he could have passed to Doku instead.
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What viewers say
Brighton's keeper took this game personal.
What a performance!🔥@NmeroleOluebubechukwuSee it on YouTubeHaaland was always kept waiting and the ball doesn't come.
@JhykiSee it on YouTubeErling Haaland should have pass the ball to Jeremy Doku at the 61st minute
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Missing KDB, the one who provides assists to Haaland.
@kusyatimono6049See it on YouTubeBring cherki and doku on at 60 minutes each match. They are soo good off the bench. And give Rulli a chance in the prem.
@BarryBert-MensahSee it on YouTube
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- Channel
- Man City
- Subscribers
- 9,660,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 9,662,497
- Channel views, pace per day
- 509,293 (on a normal day: 1,612,356)
- Video published
- October 31, 2026
- Video views so far
- 210,327 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 530,024
The numbers
The highlights made a much quicker start than City's usual short uploads. The separate Matchday Live programme also ran well above its normal pace.
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Which national team does Brighton goalscorer Yasin Ayari represent?
Ayari represents Sweden in international football.


