23 and counting for Mahrez
When Riyad Mahrez unlocked Brighton's strong resistance, he might have scored one of his most important goals of the season. On his 250th Premier League appearance, he notched his 23rd goal of the season in a campaign that Pep Guardiola said Manchester City don't have a 20-goal-a-season striker.
He's turned up for the big moments in the absence of such a striker though, and made himself undroppable for the big games coming up against Real Madrid. Guardiola says he's not thinking that far ahead yet, but Mahrez's involvement shouldn't take much thought when that time comes.
