Chelsea scored seven, you say? Hold my beer, Manchester City almost seemed to say as they stormed to 3-0 amid a breathless opening half hour at the Amex Stadium.
They peppered Brighton’s goal with nine shots in that first half – the most of any Premier League side this season – and scored with three of them. It was a performance of complete control against a Brighton team who, until today, had been Fort Knox-like.
They didn’t make it to seven in the end. The second half didn’t follow the pattern of the first, as Brighton emerged looking like a side who had received a royal rollicking from their manager.