Manchester City will host Brentford on Tuesday in the Premier League. A few hours after the Bees were crushed 4-1 by Liverpool, Pep Guardiola’s team lost their 11-game winning streak in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Saturday night.
Preview (Manchester City vs. Brentford)
The misfiring Ernst Haaland had little time for close-ups of his face as he bemoaned an atypically wasteful performance in Man City’s thrilling match against Chelsea. After the eight-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge three months prior, the team had high expectations. Former Etihad hero Raheem Sterling hit the bottom corner with style to put Chelsea ahead just before halftime. The persistent Citizens pressure eventually paid off when a deflected Rodri sizzler rippled the roof of the net. This was despite one current Man City striker failing to find a clinical edge.
Nevertheless, the triple winners’ attempts to turn a one-point lead into three would come up empty. It subjected them to their first defeat since the 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace in December. It came before an incredible 11-game winning run during their customary winter-to-spring comeback. The wider consequences of Saturday’s outcome are that Man City is now in third place in the Premier League title race. They would reclaim second place from Arsenal with a win. Liverpool currently has an unassailable four-point lead.
Even though Saturday night was frustrating, the defending English and European champions at least extended their Premier League winning streak at home to 23 games and their Etihad scoring streak to 45 games. However, the sky blue supporters don’t need a reminder of which team defeated them at home in the Premier League the last time they played. In Saturday’s midday match, unable to provide their future opponents with an advantage. Liverpool had the highest number of points from losing positions in the 2023–24 Premier League. They faced Brentford, who had lost the most points from winning positions. However, the Reds would not need to produce one of their famous comebacks in West London.
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In Saturday’s midday match, unable to provide their future opponents with an advantage, Liverpool, who had the highest number of points from losing positions in the 2023–24 Premier League, faced Brentford, who had lost the most points from winning positions. However, the Reds would not need to produce one of their famous comebacks in West London. Even though they sustained three different injuries in the first half (Darwin Nunez being one of them) and conceded the opening goal, Jurgen Klopp’s team took advantage of Brentford’s defensive misfortune as Mohamed Salah, Alexis Mac Allister, and Cody Gakpo all scored goals.
The shoe was on the other foot this time as Liverpool benefited from route-one tactics. Ivan Toney’s striker’s finish would be a meagre consolation for Thomas Frank’s team, who memorably drew first blood against Man City at the Gtech Community Stadium due to a long ball.
Manchester City 3-1 Brentford
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