Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was happy with their 1-1 draw at Brighton.

It marked their first game since being confirmed Premier League champions.

Guardiola, after being praised for an entertaining match, said: "Thank you so much, I think it is the biggest compliment for Brighton and ourselves. Both teams wanted to play with and without the ball. Both showed aggression, outstanding goals, especially Enciso.

"It was a good game, congratulations to Brighton for officially being in the Europa League. They deserved it 100% for the way they play.

"Today they [Manchester City players] showed why they are the champions. Only 48 hours before they drank all the alcohol in Manchester. We come here and we were relaxed. We were humble and run a lot. That is why we are the champions for many years, these players showed something special."

On whether the game was a good test, he added: "It was absolutely, this time Brighton, they destroy the other opponents they have been playing. They did it in certain moments, especially the last 10 or 15 minutes, we struggled but we did really well.

"We cannot drop momentum. I didn't see it, against Chelsea I didn't see it today. During the week we have to rest, recover mentally. It's been demanding for the past six months playing Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and chasing Arsenal. The training now is just relaxed.

"Phil [Foden] and John [Stones] feel comfortable. We have to be careful."