Manchester City secured a crucial win against Brentford, with Erling Haaland scoring the only goal of the game after Kristoffer Ajer’s slip-up. The victory keeps City in close pursuit of league leaders Liverpool in what is shaping up to be a tightly contested title race. The match saw Haaland make amends for his missed chances in the previous game against Chelsea, where he faced criticism for squandering opportunities.
His goal against Brentford was his 17th league goal of the season, reaffirming his status as one of City’s key players. Brentford, meanwhile, opted to leave out Neal Maupay, who was involved in a heated exchange with City’s Kyle Walker in their previous encounter. The decision spared the two players an awkward handshake before the game. City manager Pep Guardiola surprised many by leaving Kevin De Bruyne on the bench and giving a first Premier League start to Oscar Bobb.
Despite dominating possession and creating several chances, City struggled to break the deadlock in the first half. The game remained evenly poised until Haaland capitalized on Ajer’s mistake to score the winning goal. City’s victory was a testament to their resilience and determination in what Guardiola described as a “nip-and-tuck” title race.
Here is the highlight video of Manchester City vs. Brentford, which ended with a 1-0 victory for Manchester City.
Erling Haaland
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This season he played in total 20 times for 1671 minutes for Premier League.
Erling Haaland scored 16 goals for Manchester City. He procured 5 assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.
His team is currently 2nd in Premier League. In the last match Manchester City won 1-0 against Brentford. The next match in Premier League will be against AFC Bournemouth.
Manchester City performance and stats
Manchester City is currently 2nd in the Premier League with 56 points.
In the last 25 games, it has won 17 times, drawn 5 times, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Manchester City won 1-0 against Brentford.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 58 goals and conceding 26.
Manchester City will play the next match in Premier League against AFC Bournemouth on Saturday 24th of February in Bournemouth. The prediction is Manchester City winning the match.
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