Man City beat Brentford, Guardiola reaches 250 Premier League wins

(NLDO) - Erling Haaland scored the only goal of the match at Gtech Community Stadium, bringing Man City into the Top 5 of the Premier League with many achievements.

The away match at Gtech Community Stadium on the evening of October 5 ended with a minimal 1-0 victory for Man City. Although not too brilliant, these three points were enough to help Pep Guardiola and his team temporarily return to the top group and had special meaning as it marked the 250th victory of the Spanish coach in the Premier League.

Man City soon showed overwhelming attacking power

Man City took the initiative, putting pressure on Brentford's well-organized defense early on. It took only 9 minutes for the visitors to break the balance. Receiving a pass from Josko Gvardiol, Erling Haaland used his strength to get past center-back Van den Berg and then finished off a tricky shot past goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher.

Haaland scored his 9th goal in seven rounds

The early goal helped "The Citizens" easily control the tempo, continuously pass the ball and dominate possession. However, Pep Guardiola's joy was not complete when main midfielder Rodri suffered a thigh injury and had to leave the field early.

Phil Foden missed many scoring opportunities for Man City

From that point on, Man City's midfield became less solid, creating opportunities for Brentford to rise in the second half. The home team boldly pushed up their formation, taking advantage of high balls and long throw-ins to threaten Gianluigi Donnarumma's goal.

Igor Thiago faces goalkeeper Donnarumma

Brentford's clearest chance came in the 67th minute, when Igor Thiago got away from the goalkeeper but was slow to handle the ball, allowing Donnarumma to rush out and close the angle.

In the final minutes, the home team's pressure increased, but the alertness of the blue defense and Donnarumma's excellent reflexes helped Man City preserve the fragile victory.

Pep Guardiola is the fourth manager to reach 250 wins in the Premier League

Winning 1-0, Man City has 13 points after 7 rounds, temporarily rising to 5th place, only 3 points behind the top. For Haaland, the only goal of the match helped him extend his stable scoring form at the beginning of the season.

As for Pep Guardiola, the 250-win milestone in the Premier League was achieved after less than 340 matches in charge - the fastest achievement in the history of the tournament, affirming the class of an outstanding strategist.

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