Pep Guardiola admitted that Manchester City feels the pressure after he had seen his team falling two vital points in their bid at Champions League qualification.
The Premier League champions remain in fifth place, which should be enough to take a place in the European Elite Club competition for the 15th consecutive season. But Brighton is one of a number of clubs that close after a nervous afternoon in the Etihad in the city.
And Guardiola said: “Nine games crossed and nine finals. It is what it is. I think it will go to the end. I'm always sure.
“In some times I have doubts, but I always try to find the right way. You can feel the pressure in the stadium. We have to play better and the fans want it so badly. Everyone feels it.
“We played better than at Nottingham Forest. We had spirit. We were there. We were too passive in the forest. Brighton is so good and we were unstable for 10 or 15 minutes after they scored. But we take a point and think of the next game. “
Brighton never won in City – and this was the first point they got from the blues on their own land. Carlos Baleba's striking late Miss cost the Fabian Hurzeler team the chance to write history.
Hurzeler said: “Sometimes you score these opportunities, sometimes you miss, sometimes you are the hero, sometimes not. I think Carlos showed a great achievement.
“It was one of the two or three really big chances when we could have scored the winner. We have to do better next time. I never chase individual records behind.
“I pursue performance – and I felt that we showed that we can compete with every team in the Premier League. It is good to get our first point here, but we are disappointed not to go home with three points. “
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