Manchester City got back to gears on the Premier League title race with a dramatic comeback victory over Brentford in the Premier League on Tuesday, February 5.
The Cityzens leveraged Phil Foden's individual brilliance to see off a hard-fighting Thomas Frank's side at the Gtech Community Stadium.
The Premier League champions did not just run out with a crucial victory at the Gtech Community Stadium but did so in style, setting another terrific Premier League record. They became the second Premier League club to win four consecutive Premier League matches after trailing the opponents.
The win also put the star-studded side in control of proceedings in the Premier League title race which is gradually narrowing down to a three-horse race.
Liverpool are still top of the Premier League table with 51 points but Manchester City have closed the gap to one point with a game in hand. Arsenal are third with 49 points.
Manchester City survive Brentford scare to secure victory
Thomas Frank's Brentford have always been a thorn in the flesh of Manchester City. Last season, they completed an unlikely league double over the Premier League champions. On Tuesday, they were again on the sail to make history with a third successive league victory against the Manchester club before a fiery response by Phil Foden rolled back their gains.
Manchester City got caught out in the 21st minute with a long ball over the top to City's final third. City players left Maupay and marked out spaces for Ivan Toney allowing Maupay to race through before firing a low shot pass Ederson.
In a flash, the Premier League champions saw themselves trailing against the run of play. They nearly headed into the break with the deficit before Phil Foden's stoppage-time goal restored parity. Foden latched on Pinnock's header and fired home a low shot into the net, wrong-footing Brentford defender Flekken.
It ended squares at the break before Phil Foden scored again in the 53rd minute, scoring a header from Kevin De Bruyne's assist to put City in front.
The English youngster was on target again for his hat-trick in the 70th minute, scoring from Erling Haaland's assist to secure the lead.
It ended 1-3 for City at the blast of the final whistle. The win has seen the Premier League title hopefuls move up to second on the Premier League with a game in hand.
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The Cityzens leveraged Phil Foden's individual brilliance to see off a hard-fighting Thomas Frank's side at the Gtech Community Stadium.
The Premier League champions did not just run out with a crucial victory at the Gtech Community Stadium but did so in style, setting another terrific Premier League record. They became the second Premier League club to win four consecutive Premier League matches after trailing the opponents.
The win also put the star-studded side in control of proceedings in the Premier League title race which is gradually narrowing down to a three-horse race.
Liverpool are still top of the Premier League table with 51 points but Manchester City have closed the gap to one point with a game in hand. Arsenal are third with 49 points.
Manchester City survive Brentford scare to secure victory
Thomas Frank's Brentford have always been a thorn in the flesh of Manchester City. Last season, they completed an unlikely league double over the Premier League champions. On Tuesday, they were again on the sail to make history with a third successive league victory against the Manchester club before a fiery response by Phil Foden rolled back their gains.
Manchester City got caught out in the 21st minute with a long ball over the top to City's final third. City players left Maupay and marked out spaces for Ivan Toney allowing Maupay to race through before firing a low shot pass Ederson.
In a flash, the Premier League champions saw themselves trailing against the run of play. They nearly headed into the break with the deficit before Phil Foden's stoppage-time goal restored parity. Foden latched on Pinnock's header and fired home a low shot into the net, wrong-footing Brentford defender Flekken.
It ended squares at the break before Phil Foden scored again in the 53rd minute, scoring a header from Kevin De Bruyne's assist to put City in front.
The English youngster was on target again for his hat-trick in the 70th minute, scoring from Erling Haaland's assist to secure the lead.
It ended 1-3 for City at the blast of the final whistle. The win has seen the Premier League title hopefuls move up to second on the Premier League with a game in hand.
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