Manchester City kept the Premier League title race alive after a 3-0 win against Brentford, thanks to second-half goals by Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush as they cut the gap with leaders Arsenal to two (2) points with three games left.
Brentford appealed twice for red cards in the first half but to no avail. Tempers flared when Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva and Nathan Collins battled for the ball and Silva punched Collins in the back of the leg as he fell. Only a yellow card was given.
Then Kevin Schade went down in the box late on under pressure from Matheus Nunes, but after a VAR check it was decided there was not enough contact for a penalty.
In the second half, Doku produced a moment of brilliance on the hour, cutting inside from the left and curling a right-foot shot into the top corner.
Haaland gave City a two-goal cushion when he bundled the ball into the net after 75 minutes. Ghanaian International Antoine Semenyo cut the ball back for Haaland, whose shot was blocked. The big Norwegian was able to back-heel the ball into the net past Caoimhin Kelleher for his 26th league goal.
Marmoush struck deep in injury time when he latched onto a pass from Haaland, took a touch and then struck the ball across the keeper and into the far corner to wrap up the win.
The match finished 3-0 to City as they march on, with Arenal set to play West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday.
Manchester City have 74 points from 35 games, while Brentford’s loss was a blow to their hopes of a place in Europe next term. They sit eighth, four points off the top six.
“We’ll see. (The title race) is not in our hands,” Guardiola said. “We will do our job. We didn’t do perfectly at Everton. It was tough. Wednesday, (we host) Crystal Palace, another team set to play a European final. We just do our job and wait.”
Saturday’s Premier League results
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
Brighton 3-0 Wolves
Fulham 0-1 Bournemouth
Sunderland 0-0 Manchester United
Manchester City 3-0 Brentford.
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