Dealing with the one Premier League workforce that beat them twice final season, Manchester Metropolis heads to the Gtech Group Stadium for a Monday night time recreation in opposition to Brentford.
Manchester Metropolis simply received in opposition to Burnley 3-1 of their latest recreation, whereas Brentford couldn’t maintain onto an early lead, dropping 3-2 to Tottenham Hotspur.
Match preview
On the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Neal Maupay irritated Tottenham gamers and followers by copying James Maddison’s dart-throwing celebration after scoring early. However Tottenham got here again to win, making Maupay’s aim much less impactful.
Regardless of this, Brentford couldn’t rating once more, and the net spat between Maddison and Maupay grabbed extra consideration than the sport, disappointing Ange Postecoglou.
Thomas Frank’s Brentford, after dropping to Spurs, confronted a troublesome actuality examine. They’re close to the underside of the desk, fifteenth, with solely a three-point hole above relegation.
Brentford has struggled, successful solely as soon as of their final 9 video games and never holding a clear sheet since enjoying Chelsea.
Whereas Brentford struggles, Manchester Metropolis is on a successful streak, with eight victories in a row, together with beating Vincent Kompany’s Burnley. Julian Alvarez celebrated his twenty fourth birthday by scoring and aiding, contributing to the win.
Manchester Metropolis has received eight straight video games and stays second within the league.
Nevertheless, they’ve solely saved one clear sheet of their final 11 league matches however have scored no less than two targets in every of their final six league video games. Guardiola’s workforce hasn’ t misplaced on a Monday night time beneath his administration.
Brentford managed to beat Metropolis twice final season, however Guardiola has by no means misplaced 3 times in a row to the identical workforce.
Brentford Premier League type:
L L L L W L
Brentford type (all competitions):
L L D L W L
Manchester Metropolis Premier League type:
W D W W W W
Manchester Metropolis type (all competitions):
W W W W W W
Crew Information
Brentford’s new defender Sergio Reguilon can play after lacking the final recreation, however Aaron Hickey and Rico Henry are injured.
Bryan Mbeumo and Kevin Schade are additionally out, whereas Frank Onyeka and Yoane Wissa are on the Africa Cup of Nations. Saman Ghoddos is within the Asian Cup semifinals.
For Manchester Metropolis, Manuel Akanji is again from damage. Guardiola may select between Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland for the beginning spot.
Kyle Walker and Ruben Dias may return to the protection, whereas Matheus Nunes might maintain his midfield place.
Brentford doable beginning lineup:
Flekken;
Collins, Mee, Pinnock;
Roerslev, Janelt, Jensen, Norgaard, Reguilon;
Toney, Maupay
Manchester Metropolis doable beginning lineup:
Ederson;
Walker, Dias, Stones, Ake;
Nunes, Rodri;
Silva, De Bruyne, Foden;
Haaland
Prediction: Brentford 1-3 Manchester Metropolis
Even with Brentford’s means to attain at residence, they’ve misplaced many factors from successful positions. Towards a robust Manchester Metropolis workforce, Brentford’s troubles are more likely to proceed as Metropolis’s successful streak goes on.
