Manchester City beat Brentford 1-0 in the Premier League match. Pep Guardiola's team climbed to the second place in the league table after beating Arsenal with the goal of Norwegian goal machine Haaland.

City have played poor football since the beginning. Despite one attack after another, the defending champions could not find a goal. However, in the 16th minute of the match, Brentford's Frank Onyaka's weak shot was easily saved by the City goalkeeper. City survived again three minutes later when Ivan Toney's shot from distance hit the crossbar. Bernardo Silva squandered a golden opportunity to go ahead in the 33rd minute.

Even after the break, the Citizens were not getting success with continuous attacks. Last season's top scorer Haaland came to the rescue. Guardiola's disciples left the field with his goal in the 71st minute. They got 56 points in 25 matches and came second in the league table. Liverpool have one more point. Arsenal are also in the race for the title with 1 point less than City.