Phil Foden (23) completed a hat-trick to lead Manchester City to a thrilling come-from-behind victory.
Manchester City was dragged by Neil Maupay in the 21st minute of the first half in the 22nd round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League away against Brentford at G Tech Community Stadium on the 5th (local time).
However, midfielder Phil Foden won 3-1 thanks to his consecutive goals in the 3rd minute of extra time in the first half, 8th minute of the second half and 25th minute of the second half.
Foden scored the first goal with a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty box at the end of the first half, followed by Kevin De Bruyne’s header shot from the left side of the midfield.
He then received a pass from Erling Holan and scored a left-footed shot again in the center of the goal area to complete the hat trick.
Manchester City has recorded 15 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses, and 49 points with five consecutive EPL wins, narrowing the gap with Liverpool (15 wins, 6 draws, 2 losses, 51 points), which has played one more game, from third place to second place.
Manchester City, which achieved a treble feat last season, is aiming for its fourth consecutive EPL victory this season.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola made a 4-1-4-1 formation, including one-top for Erling Holan, midfield for Phil Foden-Hulian Alvarez-Kevin the Bruyne-Bernardu Silva, defensive midfielder for Rodri, four-back for Yoshko Gvardiol-Nathan Ake-Hubain Diaz-Kyle Walker, and goalkeeper Ederson.
Brentford faced a 3-5-2 formation with Neil Maupay and Ivan Toney as two-tops. 월카지노도메인
Elling Holan, who recently returned after recovering from his injury, was replaced by Matteo Kovacic in the 41st minute of the second half without scoring a goal.
Manchester City dominated the game with 72.1% of the ball possession rate, and showed an overwhelming advantage in shooting numbers with 25-9 (15-3 effective).