3-1 reversal! Guardiola is absolutely amazing: crazy 9 consecutive wins + rise to 2nd, the Premier League title pattern is in chaos
A match in the 23rd round of the Premier League is contested, Manchester City are away to Brentford. In the first half, Erling Haaland had a shot blocked, Alvarez saved from distance, Maupai opened the scoring for Brentford and Foden equalised. In the second half, Foden scored twice in a row to complete his hat-trick. In the end, Manchester City came back from behind to beat Brentford 3-1. Pep Guardiola is stunning, leading Manchester City to a wave of nine consecutive wins in all competitions. The Premier League title race is in turmoil, with Manchester City rising to second place, with Arsenal on 49 points, only two points behind Liverpool at the top of the table.
City made a mistake in the back pass shortly after the opening kick-off, and after being cut off by Brentford, they attacked on the spot. Fortunately, Dias stepped up and cleared the ball with a header to defuse the danger. Four minutes later, Kevin De Bruyne sent in a cross from the right and Haaland flanked it down the middle, only to be blocked by a defender in front of him. In the 9th minute, Alvarez shot angrily from the outside, and the ball went straight to the top right corner of the goal, but it was saved by the goalkeeper. The save was brilliant. Four minutes later, Alvarez and Walker's very high-quality long-range shots were saved by the goalkeeper. Fleken is in great shape.
In the 21st minute, Manchester City conceded the first goal! Flecon simply and rudely kicked to the front, Manchester City's backline failed to create an offside position, and Maupay stepped forward, got a single chance, and calmly scored with a low shot! It was unbelievable. City were in such a simple and crude way to get bogged down and five minutes later Gvardiol volleyed hard down the middle, but the goalkeeper saved it.
In the 37th minute, Reguilon crossed the ball from the right side of the front field, but did not grab the first landing point, the ball went straight to the goal, and the goalkeeper saved the ball. Six minutes later, Foden shot from distance from the outside, with great power, and the goalkeeper saved the ball out of his hands, but fortunately the ball did not roll towards the goal, but deflected off the goal and out of the bottom line. In stoppage time of the half, Manchester City finally scored! Foden made a mistake in clearing the ball with a header in the middle of the box, chested the ball and slotted home. At half-time, Manchester City 1-1 Brentford.
In the second half, it was easy to play again. In the 53rd minute, Manchester City scored again! De Bruyne sent in a cross and Foden flicked his head in front of goal and the ball drilled into the back of the net. Four minutes later, De Bruyne fired a long-range shot from the edge of the area, which was deflected and flew towards the goal. The goalkeeper easily confiscated the ball. In the 60th minute, Nelgao outflanked the goal in the middle of the penalty area and was blocked by Dias. Subsequently, Maupay's volley was blocked. In the 70th minute, Manchester City scored again! Haaland sent a clever pass, Foden burst into the box and scored a low shot to complete the hat-trick. In the end, Manchester City came back from behind to beat Brentford 3-1.