Manchester City travel to Brentford today hoping to return to winning ways after last-minute disappointment in the Champions League earlier this week.
Pep Guardiola’s side were pegged back in the dying embers at Monaco, where they were held to a 2-2 draw thanks to Eric Dier’s last-gasp penalty.
Erling Haaland had notched a brace at the Stade Louis II, and Jordan Teze hit a wonderstrike to equalise for the Ligue 1 outfit.
In the Premier League, City are in good form, climbing the table after an initial wobble, having beaten Burnley 5-1 last time out.
Here, they face a Brentford team buoyed by a 3-1 win over Manchester United last weekend, where Igor Thiago scored twice and Mathias Jensen netted a beauty at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Keith Andrews’ side are 13th in the table after some indifferent form, losing to west London rivals Fulham 3-1 the week before, and drawing 2-2 with Chelsea in the game before that.
On the injury front, City will be without Rayans Ait-Nouri and Cherki, as well as Abdukodir Khusanov and Omar Marmoush.
As for Brentford, Fabio Carvalho and Reiss Nelson are welcome returners for the Bees, while Gustavo Nunes is nearing a full comeback.
