In the first combination of Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland after 178 days, “The Citizens” stars provided the backdrop for the brilliance of Phil Foden, the author of a hat-trick against Brentford to bring Man City returned to second place.
After Arsenal’s overwhelming victory over Liverpool with a score of 3-1 in Super Sunday round 23, it cannot be said that Man City did not suffer any impact.
The “Gunners” may have temporarily taken second place from Man City, but Liverpool’s defeat also opens up even greater opportunities for the defending champions in the race for the top spot.
With the timely return of stars like Kevin de Bruyne at this time, Man City confidently looks forward to two confrontations with Brentford.
If they win against “The Bees” in the latest match of round 23, Man City will return to second place in the table and in case they get another 3 points in the round 18 make-up match with Brentford at the end of February, Pep Guardiola and his team will win. Rise to the top position!
The theory is not difficult to calculate, but in reality, the 6-2 early morning match was a bit difficult for Man City. Brentford is not without certain advantages, from playing at home to the positive return of Ivan Toney after 8 months of suspension…
Indeed, it was the “Bees” who opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Starting from goalkeeper Flekken’s kick, Ivan Toney cleverly turned to let Neal Maupay have the ball to escape, finishing the shot to defeat the goalkeeper. Ederson in the face-off phase.
Returning to the field after nearly 2 months, Erling Haaland still hasn’t regained his best feeling. He could not beat goalkeeper Flekken in a similar situation to Neil Maupay just a few minutes later, making Man City fans regretful.
Luckily for the away team, they still have young star Phil Foden, who is still playing with very stable performance recently.
In the 45+3 minute of injury time, Ethan Pinnock made a mistake and it was Phil Foden who punished the opponent for this with a close-range shot, leveling the score for Man City.
The game changed completely in the second half when Brentford had to defend deep, almost giving up control to their powerful opponent.
In the 53rd minute, De Bruyne sent a precise pass straight into the penalty area for Phil Foden to increase the score to 2-1 for the away team. Brentford also had a few opportunities to earn points but the “Bees” strikers did not take advantage of them.
In the 70th minute, Foden completed his own hat-trick, almost ending the fate of the match at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium.
Coming back to win, Man City reclaimed second place in the Premier League rankings from Arsenal.
The “green” Man is currently only 2 points behind the leading team, Liverpool, but has played one match less and this match, according to experts, will determine the number 1 position and the remaining journey of the championship dispute. champion this season.