Manuel Akanji reveals new Man City challenge after Brentford win
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester City defender Manuel Akanji was pleased to see his team show the right response against Brentford after the Chelsea setback at the weekend.
While Liverpool and Arsenal both won comfortably on Saturday, City were held to a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium against Mauricio Pochettino's side.
Rodri's deflected strike late on cancelled out Raheem Sterling's first-half effort. Tuesday night's encounter with the Bees was significant for Pep Guardiola's side as it represented the Blues' game in hand over Arsenal and Liverpool, albeit the Reds play again on Wednesday night vs Luton Town.
City needed to be patient against Thomas Frank's team and this eventually paid off for them. READ MORE: Guardiola theatrics add to City title race tension READ MORE: Guardiola explains surprise changes vs Brentford A slip at the back allowed Erling Haaland the opportunity to break through on goal and he made no mistake with only the 'keeper to beat.
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