Think I've seen about three different players in the Manchester City centre forward position so far.

Three minutes in but no action in either box yet.

Percy Tau is the first South African to make a Premier League appearance since Steven Pienaar for Sunderland in April 2017.

Simon Stone
BBC Sport at the Etihad Stadium

Percy Tau has kicked a ball in the Premier League for Brighton.

Took a bit of time but he completed his first pass successfully.

Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

We can't get carried away with the ultra positives or ultra negatives because yes, it's been a good little run for Manchester City but it can end just as quickly as it started, so it's up to Pep Guardiola to keep a check on his players.

They are playing against a team that has players missing but they are a team that can hold the ball well when they are giving the opportunity - and they're the type of team that have done well against City this season.

Here we go, two teams who like to play football - but in very different runs of form.

Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

The best footballing team in the league? Yes. It is beautiful but the best footballing team do not necessarily win the league. Every time I walk into the Etihad I feel excited because they have brilliant players. They are a joy to watch, the best to watch but best team to win the league? No idea.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton boss Graham Potter, speaking to BT Sport: "As a group we have been moving forward, trying our best to get results. That's the challenge of the Premier League.

"It was nice to go through [into the FA Cup fourth round]. It was a difficult match against a team with a history of giant killings [Newport]. Hopefully we can take that into tonight."

On Percy Tau making his Premier League debut: "Two slightly contrasting environments - Rodney Parade to the Etihad. We're looking forward to seeing him play. He's got the attributes, we need his quality and ability on the ball and to find space."

On Brighton's record against Man City: "I don't think it's a particularly happy hunting ground for any team. Our performance was quite good last time we were here. We have to do everything perfect and be lucky."

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City are unbeaten in seven top-flight games, winning five of those matches - including each of the last three.

They did not win four consecutive Premier League fixtures last season until after Liverpool had wrapped up the title.

Only four Premier League teams have scored fewer second-half goals than City this season, with Pep Guardiola's side scoring 18 of their 24 goals in the first half.

City have conceded seven goals since the start of October, four fewer than any other Premier League side.

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Brighton are winless in their past eight Premier League matches. Nobody else is on a worse run (after Sheffield United's win over Newcastle).

Brighton are without a victory in all 13 of their Premier League matches in January (D6 L7) and all nine matches played on a Wednesday (D5 L4).

Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert

Manchester City are back - as in back playing well - and they made short work of Birmingham in the FA Cup on Sunday. They are building a nice bit of momentum already.

Brighton needed penalties to get past League Two side Newport on the same day, and it is a long time since they won in the league - 21 November to be precise.

Graham Potter's side have drawn five of those past eight games but I don't look at their trip to Etihad Stadium as being the day they end their wait for three points.

Prediction: 3-0

Manchester City have won all six Premier League meetings between these sides, scoring 20 goals and conceding just twice.

Brighton have never won a league match away to City (D2 L8).

Manchester City's parent company has announced Bolivia's largest side, Club Bolivar, as their first partner club.

The City Football Group (CFG) owns 10 different clubs, but has not taken a stake in Club Bolivar.

To my knowledge today's opponents Brighton do not have any link-ups with Bolivian clubs.

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Premier League referees will warn captains "the eyes of the world are on us" in a bid to stamp out goal celebrations amid tighter coronavirus restrictions, says the Press Association.

Chief executive Richard Masters wrote to all the Premier League clubs on Tuesday, reiterating the importance of adhering to new, stricter coronavirus protocols.

Footballers have been told to avoid hugging, handshakes and swapping shirts as the coronavirus protocols are raised in the wake of several outbreaks at clubs and a clutch of postponed matches.

Players still celebrated goals in Tuesday night's three fixtures - but the letter would only have been received hours earlier.

Both these sides won in the FA Cup at the weekend. Manchester City beat Birmingham 3-0 and Brighton needed penalties to beat Newport.

Watch highlights of the two games below.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says their revival is down to his players running less.

City, who were in the bottom half in late November, have won their last six games in all competitions

"The only difference is that we run less," said Guardiola.

"We were running too much. When you play football you have to walk - or run much, much less.

"Without the ball you have to run. But with the ball you stay more in the position and let the ball run, not you.

"We lost it a bit this season, that was my fault, the message was not clear, but we came back a little bit to the principles."

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Graham Potter feels the same way about his side's opponents.

"They're in a really good moment," Potter said.

"The Chelsea game in particular was one of the best games I have seen from a performance perspective, they were fantastic.

"They have been solid, they don't concede much, defensively they are very sound and the fluidity that you associate with them has been getting better and better as you'd expect, they're a top team."

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says "it is a joy to watch" and "a joy to analyse" Brighton.

"When you see them, you are concerned about the quality," he said.

"I said to the players, the first words when we were on the pitch because we cannot be in the meeting rooms, was that we will have to be in the highest standard, the highest level, to compete against them.

"I am a big fan of Graham Potter. I like a lot how they play and it will be a big test for us after this amount of games."

This is South Africa forward Percy Tau's first start for Brighton - two and a half years after joining the club.

He made his debut on Sunday as a substitute.

The 26-year-old has only just secured a work permit to play in the United Kingdom and has been on loan in Belgium.

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