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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was left to rue a second-half collapse by his side after a bright opening hour as they succumbed to a 2-1 Premier League defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, Reuters reported.

City led in the first half through an Erling Haaland goal on his 100th Premier League appearance and looked in control for 60 minutes until a James Milner penalty brought the hosts level. 

As Brighton's intensity increased, City failed to cope with their movement and conceded again late on to Brajan Gruda's fine individual goal.

"We concede the goal and after that, it (the momentum) shifted," Guardiola told Sky Sports. "Until then it was really, really good, we had chances and the team looked aggressive and dynamic, according to Reuters.

A relieved West Ham United manager Graham Potter described his side's 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest on Sunday as the first brick in the wall of their Premier League season after a woeful start, Reuters reported.

Heavy defeats by Sunderland on the opening weekend and then Chelsea at home had left Potter under pressure.

But after digging deep to keep Forest at bay in the opening period at the City Ground, West Ham scored three late goals through captain Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta from the penalty spot and Callum Wilson, his first for the club.

"The world we're in, things change quickly but, for us, we didn't doubt the fight in the team, we didn't doubt the spirit in the team, we didn't doubt the quality in the team," Potter said. "But when results are like they are, people are looking for things and reasons and you can get very simplistic, according to Reuters.

Juventus scraped a 1-0 win at Genoa in their Serie A clash on Sunday, with Dusan Vlahovic coming off the bench to score for the second successive game, Reuters reported.

Vlahovic, who also netted in the opening-day victory over Parma, looked set to leave Juve in the close season, with the club eager to sell the Serbia striker rather than lose him for free when his contract runs out next year.

But for now the forward is proving vital at this early stage of the campaign.

"I thought only of coming in and doing well, about how to score," Vlahovic told DAZN, according to Reuters.

Liverpool's 1-0 victory over Premier League title rivals Arsenal on Sunday was testament to their hard working character, said boss Arne Slot, who praised his side's mentality given the influx of new faces and a difficult early-season schedule, Reuters reported.

The champions struck an early-season blow at Anfield against an Arsenal side who suffered their first defeat of the campaign in a game that was more grit than gloss, thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai's stunning free kick in the 83rd minute.

The Reds head into the international break with a perfect record after wins at home to Bournemouth, at Newcastle United and now Arsenal, who spent 260 million pounds ($351.23 million) in the close season in a bid to dethrone Liverpool.

"I'm most pleased with the team's mentality," Slot said. "We've had to bring quite a lot of new players in," according to Reuters.