Manchester City continues to put huge pressure on Arsenal in the Premier League title race after a convincing 3-0 victory over Brentford at the Etihad Stadium in round 36.
Right after the opening whistle, Pep Guardiola's team rushed to attack at high speed. Jeremy Doku was extremely active on the left flank and created the first dangerous opportunity in the 3rd minute. However, his finish could not beat goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher.
Erling Haaland also had two good chances in the first half with close-range headers, but the Norwegian striker still lacked a bit of accuracy to open the score for the home team.
In the opposite direction, Brentford actively played defensive counter-attack and once made the Etihad stands gasp. In the 55th minute, Igor Thiago escaped to face Gianluigi Donnarumma, but the Italian goalkeeper reacted miraculously to save Man City.
After a series of missed opportunities, The Citizens finally broke the deadlock in the 60th minute. Doku cleverly escaped in the penalty area before unleashing a dangerous shot into the top corner of the goal, opening the score for Man City.
The goal helped the home team play more smoothly and completely control the game. Just 15 minutes later, Haaland doubled the gap with a close-range rebound after the ball bounced out in the penalty area.
The Norwegian striker then also assisted Omar Marmoush to score in the 90+2 minute, closing a convincing 3-0 victory for Man City.
3 important points help Man City narrow the gap with Arsenal to 2 points when the two teams have played the same number of matches.
