Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush were both on target for Manchester City but Pep Guardiola's side could only manage a 2-2 draw against Brighton on Saturday.
The Norwegian striker opened the scoring in the 11th minute, confidently finishing from the penalty spot after Marmoush was brought down in the box by Adam Webster.
It was Haaland's 100th Premier League goal contribution in his 94th game for City – 84 goals 16 assists – the quickest of any player in the competition's history.
Brighton were level just 10 minutes later when Pervis Estupinan curled home a stunning free-kick via the post, although questions will be asked of City keeper Stefan Ortega's positioning and failure to even attempt a save.
City retook the lead in spectacular fashion six minutes before the break when Egyptian attacker Marmoush smashed a glorious strike into the bottom corner after being teed-up by Ilkay Gundogan.
But in what has become an all-too familiar story this season, City's brittle defence was breached again as they failed to deal with a Brighton corner and Abdukodir Khusanov could only divert Jack Hinshelwood's shot into his own net.
Both sides could have snatched all three points in a frantic finish with Nico Gonzalez heading against the post for City while at the other end, Carlos Baleba ballooned Joao Pedro's perfect ball across the box over the bar from 12 yards.
The draw keeps City fifth in the table on 48 points, one behind Chelsea who take on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Brighton, who had won their previous four league games, remain seventh just a point behind City but could be overtaken by Bournemouth if the Cherries beat Brentford at home in Saturday's late game.
City midfielder Gundogan admitted to feeling “very disappointed” at his team's failure to win the game.
“After getting twice in front and actually playing quite well,” said the German who returned to City last summer after a season in Spain with Barcelona. “It's a bit frustrating to not get the three points.
“We were able to limit their possession. Second half, after conceding the second, it felt like we dropped in confidence and belief.
“We dropped a little bit and gave away easy chances. It's important to stay calm. Of course, mistakes happen even at this level.
“The opposition are so good. Every game is tough. Then when you concede sometimes you try not to do overdo things.
“We need to expect the best from everyone every single day. I thought we had a good week of training.
“We want to transmit that power and energy into the game. Sometimes it isn't enough.”
City now have managed just four points in four games leaving their hopes of qualification for next season's Uefa Champions League on a knife edge with nine matches to go.
They also have a tricky FA Cup quarter-final clash away to Bournemouth in the competition which represents their final opportunity of securing silverware this season.
Brighton are also still in the FA Cup running – they face this season's Premier League surprise packages Nottingham Forest for a place in the semi-finals.
Since their 7-0 humiliation at Forest in the league, the Seagulls have been in superb form, winning six games and drawing once across all competitions.
Despite securing a rare point at the Etihad – Brighton having never won an away game against City and losing their previous 10 attempts – Seagulls manager Fabian Hurzeler was frustrated at the result.
“We gave away goals in a very cheap way and we have to improve,” said the German coach.
“The fact that we came back twice and we had big opportunities to go for the win is a very positive one. We showed our identity and that's how we want to play.
“Overall, I am happy with the performance, but not happy with the result.
“It is very obvious for me and clear that we should leave this pitch as a winner. Sometimes in football it's like this.
“We have to analyse this game and then we should be disappointed about the draw.
“We should stay grounded, humble and keep pushing each other.
“This club always works hard. We have a situation with the run after the Forest game. It is because we're doing the basics right. We have to keep doing it for the rest of the season.”
Liverpool's all-time goalscorers
Ian Rush 346
Roger Hunt 285
Mohamed Salah 250
Gordon Hodgson 241
Billy Liddell 228
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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1st ODI, Wednesday, April 10
2nd ODI, Friday, April 12
3rd ODI, Sunday, April 14
4th ODI, Tuesday, April 16
UAE squad: Mohammed Naveed (captain), Rohan Mustafa, Ashfaq Ahmed, Shaiman Anwar, Mohammed Usman, CP Rizwan, Chirag Suri, Mohammed Boota, Ghulam Shabber, Sultan Ahmed, Imran Haider, Amir Hayat, Zahoor Khan, Qadeer Ahmed
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Tamkeen's offering
- Option 1: 70% in year 1, 50% in year 2, 30% in year 3
- Option 2: 50% across three years
- Option 3: 30% across five years
If you go
The flights
There are direct flights from Dubai to Sofia with FlyDubai (www.flydubai.com) and Wizz Air (www.wizzair.com), from Dh1,164 and Dh822 return including taxes, respectively.
The trip
Plovdiv is 150km from Sofia, with an hourly bus service taking around 2 hours and costing $16 (Dh58). The Rhodopes can be reached from Sofia in between 2-4hours.
The trip was organised by Bulguides (www.bulguides.com), which organises guided trips throughout Bulgaria. Guiding, accommodation, food and transfers from Plovdiv to the mountains and back costs around 170 USD for a four-day, three-night trip.
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6.30pm Maiden (TB) Dh82.500 (Dirt) 1,400m
Winner Meshakel, Royston Ffrench (jockey), Salem bin Ghadayer (trainer)
7.05pm Handicap (TB) Dh87,500 (D) 1,400m
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7.40pm Handicap (TB) Dh92,500 (Turf) 2,410m
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9.25pm Dubai Trophy (TB) Conditions Dh183,650 (T) 1,200m
Winner Topper Bill, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar
10pm Handicap (TB) Dh102,500 (T) 1,400m
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Closing the loophole on sugary drinks
As The National reported last year, non-fizzy sugared drinks were not covered when the original tax was introduced in 2017. Sports drinks sold in supermarkets were found to contain, on average, 20 grams of sugar per 500ml bottle.
The non-fizzy drink AriZona Iced Tea contains 65 grams of sugar – about 16 teaspoons – per 680ml can. The average can costs about Dh6, which would rise to Dh9.
Drinks such as Starbucks Bottled Mocha Frappuccino contain 31g of sugar in 270ml, while Nescafe Mocha in a can contains 15.6g of sugar in a 240ml can.
Flavoured water, long-life fruit juice concentrates, pre-packaged sweetened coffee drinks fall under the ‘sweetened drink’ category
Not taxed:
Freshly squeezed fruit juices, ground coffee beans, tea leaves and pre-prepared flavoured milkshakes do not come under the ‘sweetened drink’ band.
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- Thursday 20 January: v England
- Saturday 22 January: v Bangladesh
UAE squad:
Alishan Sharafu (captain), Shival Bawa, Jash Giyanani, Sailles
Jaishankar, Nilansh Keswani, Aayan Khan, Punya Mehra, Ali Naseer, Ronak Panoly,
Dhruv Parashar, Vinayak Raghavan, Soorya Sathish, Aryansh Sharma, Adithya
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Marcel Sabitzer 10', 21'
Emil Forsberg 87'
Tottenham 0
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The flights
Emirates flies from Dubai to Phnom Penh via Yangon from Dh2,700 return including taxes. Cambodia Bayon Airlines and Cambodia Angkor Air offer return flights from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap from Dh250 return including taxes. The flight takes about 45 minutes.
The hotels
Rooms at the Raffles Le Royal in Phnom Penh cost from $225 (Dh826) per night including taxes. Rooms at the Grand Hotel d'Angkor cost from $261 (Dh960) per night including taxes.
The tours
A cyclo architecture tour of Phnom Penh costs from $20 (Dh75) per person for about three hours, with Khmer Architecture Tours. Tailor-made tours of all of Cambodia, or sites like Angkor alone, can be arranged by About Asia Travel. Emirates Holidays also offers packages.
Benefits of first-time home buyers' scheme
- Priority access to new homes from participating developers
- Discounts on sales price of off-plan units
- Flexible payment plans from developers
- Mortgages with better interest rates, faster approval times and reduced fees
- DLD registration fee can be paid through banks or credit cards at zero interest rates
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Sudden change in behaviour or displays higher levels of stress or anxiety
Shows signs of depression or isolation
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Academic performance begins to deteriorate
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