Matt O'Riley sparks wild Brighton scenes as ex Celtic star stuns Pep Guardiola and extends Man City's losing streak

Matt O'Riley would have been dreaming of this script MONTHS ago after his mega money move to the EPL from Celtic.

But you can bet this fairytale moment will mean just as much to him now after returning from his injury with a bang by netting the winning goal against champions Manchester City on his English top flight debut. O'Riley - a fans' favourite at Parkhead - latched onto a neat pass before showing excellent composure to fire past Ederson and send the home support wild. The scenes were just as big on the park as the midfielder wheeled away in jubilation.

The defeat means incredibly Pep Guardiola has suffered FOUR defeats on the spin in all competitions with O'Riley's former boss Ange Postecoglou - who took him to Scotland - also getting one over on the City boss in the Carabao Cup just over a week ago. O'Riley's winner came just five minutes after Joao Pedro had levelled for the Seagulls after Erling Haaland's strike for the first half.

O'Riley sustained his ankle injury after a horror tackle on his debut against Crawley Town in the League Cup following his big £25million transfer from Parkhead. That appearance only lasted nine minutes with surgery required before a period of rehabilitation to get over the injury.

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