"It went in perfectly" - Kevin De Bruyne reflects on Manchester City's 3-1 win over Brighton

Kevin De Bruyne has reflected on Manchester City's victory over Brighton.

The Sky Blues bounced back to winnings ways with a 3-1 win against the Seagulls at the Etihad Stadium, courtesy of goals from Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne.

After suffering their first defeat of the campaign at Anfield last weekend, Pep Guardiola's side extended Brighton's winless run under new manager Roberto De Zerbi with a win on Saturday.

Haaland rolled the Blues into the lead after 22 minutes after a long-range pass from goalkeeper Ederson.

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The Norwegian doubled City's lead prior to half-time, smashing a penalty passed Brighton keeper Robert Sanchez.

Leandro Trossard halved the deficit for the visitors early into the second-half, before De Bruyne secured the three points for City with 15 minutes to play.

De Bruyne's stunning long-range strike ensured another home victory for the Champions, as City successfully overcame a challenging opponent in Brighton.

Reflecting on the Blues' win post-match, De Bruyne said: "The first-half we had fully under control, we didn't let them play.

"We should've scored to make it 3-0 and they scored for 2-1. It was a bit tight in the game but obviously scoring the third finished the game."

The 31 year-old also dissected his latest goal, saying: "I got the ball from Bernardo [Silva], looked through the options, I was in space there, shot and it went in perfectly."

Kevin De Bruyne celebrates his goal against Brighton for Manchester City.

De Bruyne's 75th minute goal was his 11th direct goal involvement of the season and 24th from outside the box since he joined City in 2015.

Only Haaland has more direct goal involvements than the City midfielder, with the 22 year-old taking his goal-scoring tally to 17 in the division with two first-half goals.

Discussing the Norwegian's current form, De Bruyne said: "He is there to score the goals and he is having a really good season.

"He has helped us win games."

Haaland returns to his former club Borussia Dortmund in midweek, as City travel to Germany in their penultimate Champions League Group Stage fixture.

Haaland and Bellingham share a moment after the game. Image: Alamy

City face Dortmund on Tuesday night, looking to secure top spot in Group G.

The Blues' next Premier League outing is next Saturday, with a visit to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester being City's final away game before the FIFA World Cup pause.