Manchester City vs Brentford( 1-0) : An Intense Showdown with Key Moments, Updates, and Highlights!
Manchester City against Brentford – Live!
Erling Haaland came to Manchester City‘s rescue as the off-colour champions eked out a tense 1-0 win over Brentford in the Premier League on Tuesday. The prolific Norwegian, who missed numerous chances in a frustrating draw with Chelsea over the weekend, returned to form by breaking the deadlock in a close match at the Etihad Stadium after 71 minutes.
The victory propelled City above Arsenal into second place in the table, one point behind leaders Liverpool, who have played the same number of games in what is shaping up to be a close title race.
Pep Guardiola’s team dominated the first half, but the second period proved frustrating until Haaland got through the Bees defence to score a beautiful finish. Brentford were the last team to defeat City at home in November 2022, and after testing them in a 3-1 loss earlier this month, they again caused issues.
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- There is a full-time whistle.
- Not as comfortable as City would have liked, but it gets the job done.
- They have returned to winning ways and are now only one point behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Manchester City 1-0 Brentford at 90+7 minutes.
- Flekken has received a yellow card!
- The ball clipped to the back post, headed down, and Flekken booted Rodri as he attempted to shoot.
- Not accustomed to being there….
Manchester City 1-0 Brentford 90+6 mins: LIVE RESULT
- Here comes Brentford’s corner.
- Here comes Flekken!
Manchester City 1-0 Brentford 90+3 mins:
- Foden now runs the show.
- He makes a nice move, cuts it back for Haaland, and fires an attempt right at Flekken.
- A big opportunity.
- Another one appears seconds later. Foden cuts the ball into his path, but Haaland is unable to knock it down despite being entirely free in the area.
Manchester City 1-0 Brentford 90+1 mins:
- How did Foden not make it 2-0?!
- Skips into the box, around the custodian… it’s fantastic at Flekken.
- At full stretch, he gets a touch just as Foden was about to roll the ball into an empty net.
Man City 1-0 Brentford 88 mins:
- Great save from Flekken.
- Foden drifts into the box, lashes a strike at goal and it’s tipped over. That was flying into the top corner.
- Manchester City 1-0 Brentford 86 mins: There is little real speed in the game right now, and Brentford shows no genuine desire to find an equaliser.
- They can barely find the ball right now.
Erling Haaland finishes his set to help Manchester City avoid a disastrous slip-up.
- Manchester City may have regained momentum as Erling Haaland completed the set.
- Their campaign for a historic fourth consecutive title was on the verge of being derailed in four days, with a four-point setback in consecutive home games.
- Haaland had scored against 20 of his 21 Premier League opponents.
- Brentford was the only team to deny him, and they vexed City for 70 minutes in this game. However, ten days previously, Everton held out for 70 minutes at the Etihad Stadium before losing to Haaland in the 71st minute. To the chagrin of City’s title opponents, history repeats again.
- There was also a hint to a more distant past, to a three-way tussle for the top ten years ago.
- Kristoffer Ajer’s expensive loss of balance will not be the most memorable slip in a title battle (Steven Gerrard still holds that dubious distinction), but City triumphed in 2014.
- If they do it again in 2024, they might thank a Norwegian other than their best scorer: the unfortunate Brentford defence.
- Pep Guardiola’s club is unbeaten in their previous ten league games, including games against championship contenders Liverpool and Arsenal, and has 56 points, one ahead of Arsenal. Brentford are five points above the relegation zone in 14th place.
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