Pep: City are NOT in title talk

PEP GUARDIOLA admitted title-winning expectations should not be applied to his Manchester City team after defeat at Brighton.

- BY PATRICK AUSTEN-HARDY

PEP GUARDIOLA admitted title-winning expectations should not be applied to his Manchester City team after defeat at Brighton.

City suffered their second defeat in a row, after goals from Albion substitutes James Milner and Brajan Gruda cancelled out Erling Haaland's (above) opener on his 100th Premier League appearance.

City were caught cold by Brighton's second-half onslaught at the Amex Stadium and Guardiola warned his new-look team have not clicked yet.