a busy day in the premier league. graham potter s return to brighton as chelsea manager didn t go according to plan. spurs were under pressure on the south coast too, as they squeezed past bournemouth, but it s manchester city who sit top of the table after a 1 nil win at leicester, and no erling haaland in sight. joe lynskey was watching. manchester city needed a plan. for the first time this season, they had no erling haaland. the top flight top scorer unfit and left out. so instead, at leicester, they went with julian alvarez. instead, at leicester, they went withjulian alvarez. a bright argentine forward, but without the strike rate of the norwegian. if city were casual, leicester were resolute. they had gone three games without conceding, now set to block each route to goal. city s aim had to be perfect. with one sublime shot, kevin sabrina ticked the lock. he found the one part of gold