In the early morning of February 10, Beijing time, the 24th round of the Premier League continued, a focus battle was played at Etihad Stadium, and the defending champion Manchester City sat at home against Brentford. City's last upset was drawn by Southampton and a 12-game winning streak was terminated, while Brentford's recent situation has been very dismal, with four consecutive defeats after losing to Wolves in the last round.
After the opening, Manchester City completely suppressed Brentford, and in the 5th minute, De Bruyne's 45-degree angle on the right side should be accurately picked, and Foden grabbed a nod in the middle of the penalty area and attacked the goal slightly. In the 32nd minute, Foden's cross-top of the penalty area on the right was hoisted and Sterling's close-range volley from the left was high over the crossbar. Three minutes later, City's free-kick opportunity in front of the goal, Lapol's characteristic ball point left to grab the second drop point of the close-range sweep almost rubbed the outside of the goalpost out of the bottom line.
In the 38th minute, City's onslaught finally created a killing chance, Sterling's high-speed entry into the box on the left was shoved down by the returning Rasmuson, the referee was decisively blown off the penalty by Gran, Mahrez took the penalty and City opened the record 1:0. The trailing Brentford then played two good counter-attacks, but Njeka and Henry failed to take the opportunity to score, ending city with a one-goal lead at halftime.
In the 65th minute, Sterling made the ball on the left side of the penalty area and the follow-up Cancello's close-range push was saved by goalkeeper Raya. In the 69th minute, Raya made a mistake and Sterling astutely cut off the ball to get a great chance, but Sterling was still very happy, he pushed the half-empty goal and was saved by Gaya bravely, De Bruyne grabbed the second drop point and made a very stable empty goal, Manchester City extended the lead 2-0.
City's attack was still fierce, and in the 76th minute, Cancelo's long-range shot was slightly offside, and four minutes later Rodri's powerful world wave was saved by goalkeeper Gaya. In the end, Manchester City won 2-0 at home to Brentford, and soon reopened the winning mode, the last 14 rounds of 13 wins and 1 draw remain unbeaten, Liverpool's catch-up pressure is still very, very large.