WSL: Man City boss Andree Jeglertz not worried by slip-up at Brighton – should he be?

On Saturday, City created ample opportunities to add to Kerolin’s opener in the fifth minute, but she and Khadija Shaw both failed to convert chances when through on goal.

Instead, Brighton equalised on the stroke of half-time and carried that momentum into the second half.

“It’s about details,” Jeglertz said. “It was a tough game, but it is about scoring goals. We created a lot of chances in the first half and we needed to score.”

Once the momentum shifted in Brighton’s favour, City struggled to cope with the hosts’ transitions and looked vulnerable to balls in behind the backline.

“Brighton challenged us a lot – we need to protect our penalty box a little better,” Jeglertz said. “It’s important we learn from this game. Today, we dropped a couple of percentages in some moments and we were punished.”

Before kick-off, Jeglertz conceded the international break had been long.

A near three-week gap between games cannot have been conducive to maintaining momentum, while the experienced Vivianne Miedema missed this game for family reasons.

“Their performance was shaky and their possession nowhere near the level we’ve seen this season,” Corsie said.

To their credit, Brighton were excellent after a tough opening period and were thoroughly deserving of only their second WSL win over City in 15 attempts.

“In the first half we were, if I can be quite blunt, awful,” Brighton’s former England midfielder Fran Kirby said.

“We were lucky not to be 3-0 or 4-0. But we had belief and the second half was a really good performance from everyone.”