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Manchester City won ten consecutive wins to burst multiple records with an eight-point advantage to lead the table

In the early morning of December 30, Beijing time, the 20th round of the Premier League began to focus on the battle, manchester City away to Brentford. In the 16th minute of the match, Foden scored the only goal of the game. In the end, Manchester City won 1-0 away to Brentford to win ten consecutive Premier League games and continue to lead the table.

In the 16th minute of the first half, City launched an attack on the right side, De Bruyne got up and crossed, Foden inserted a deft cushion in front of the goal, the ball flew into the dead corner, and Manchester City took the lead. The two sides were at half-time, with City temporarily 1-0 Brentford.

Manchester City won ten consecutive wins to burst multiple records with an eight-point advantage to lead the table

In the second half, Manchester City continued to strengthen its attack. In the 50th minute, Jesus picked up the ball from the left and Foden's header in front of goal was broken, but was whistled offside. In the 65th minute, B made the ball at the top of the penalty area and De Bruyne's low shot popped up on the neutral post. In the 86th minute, De Bruyne fired a free kick and Laporte's header was scored, but VAR ruled that Laporte was offside and the goal was invalid. The final score of 1-0 was maintained until the end of the game.

Guardiola said in a post-match interview: "Today's victory was very important, Brentford made the game very tough, they were physically strong and threatening when attacking from set-pieces. We had to hold out until the final whistle blew and I was proud of the team's performance. ”

Chelsea also suffered a draw due to Liverpool's defeat and City's lead in the table has extended to eight points after this victory. According to statistics, Manchester City scored 113 goals in the Premier League in 2021, setting a league record. At the same time, Manchester City also set a new record of 36 games won in the year and a new record of 19 away wins in the year.

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