Erling Haaland continued his outrageous scoring run as Manchester City defeated Brentford 1-0 to move closer to the top spots.
Manchester City’s resurgence continued as Pep Guardiola’s men saw off Brentford’s challenge, thanks to Haaland’s early goal.
Haaland fires Man City to win over Brentford
Manchester City looked the sharper and more aggressive side from the first minute, as they looked to keep the pressure on Arsenal and Liverpool in the title race.
They struck early when the red-hot Haaland scored after just 9 minutes, created from a long ball by Joško Gvardiol.
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Haaland outmuscled Sepp van den Berg before finishing past Caoimhin Kelleher at the near post.
The champions started brightly, though their momentum dipped when Rodri was forced off with another injury midway through the first half. City threatened a second through Tijjani Reijnders, only to be denied by a superb one-handed save from Kelleher.
Brentford offered little before half-time, but after the restart Igor Thiago squandered a golden chance, his heavy touch allowing Gianluigi Donnarumma to smother the danger.
The Bees applied sustained pressure late on, with Michael Kayode heading over from a promising position, while City struggled to reassert control.
However, Guardiola’s side held firm, avoiding another slip from a narrow lead to close within three points of the Premier League summit. Brentford remain outside the relegation zone heading into the break.
