WHEN AND WHERE
Pep Guardiola’s City side host Brentford at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday 14 September with kick-off scheduled for 15:00 (UK).
As usual, you can be kept up to date on the key moments of the clash on the Official Man City App as well as on X: @ManCity.
TEAM NEWS
CITY XI: Ederson, Walker (C), Stones, Akanji, Lewis, Gundogan, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Grealish, Savinho, Haaland
Subs: Ortega Moreno, Dias, Doku, Rodrigo, Bernardo, Gvardiol, Nunes, Foden, McAtee
BRENTFORD XI: Flekken, Ajer, van den Berg, Pinnock, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Janelt, Norgaard, Damsgaard, Wissa, Mbeumo
Subs: Valdimarsson, Schade, Carvalho, Mee, Yarmoliuk, Meghoma, Konak, Trevitt, Roerslev
MAN CITY APP COVERAGE
The Official Man City App is home to all things City and will detail everything fans will need to follow our upcoming battle against Brentford this Saturday.
Our Matchday Centre will begin two hours before kick-off with City-centered live updates, analysis and reaction both before and after the game.
Matchday Live Show will include special guest appearances from Paul Dickov and Tash Harding alongside commentary from Ally Mann and Andy Morrison throughout the afternoon.
Those with push notifications switched on will be alerted at every key moment throughout the match as they happen to keep you updated on the action.
A detailed match report as well as post-match reaction from Pep Guardiola and a member of his squad can be accessed soon after the final whistle.
PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW
“I don’t remember against Thomas Frank – a person I admire unbelievably - an easy game against Brentford,” Guardiola said.
“Since they’ve been promoted I don’t remember it. Always it’s been tough here and there. They’ve changed their shape a little bit and I had the feeling they play a little more in a style like when they were in the Championship.
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“With [Ivan] Toney more direct and they can do it strong and fast players up front. They have a good process in the build up. Man-to-man so aggressive. They are so well-organised in the transitions and they are a complete team.”
PREVIOUS MEETING
Our most recent encounter with Brentford came in February where we won 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium en route to the 2023/24 Premier League title.
Erling Haaland’s 71st minute shot marked the only goal of the match before full-time, handing City our 17th league win at that point in the term.
LAST TIME OUT
Erling Haaland maintained his impeccable start to the season securing his 11th hat-trick for City - helping us to a 3-1 victory against West Ham United last time out.
Pep Guardiola’s side took the lead only 10 minutes into the match which was soon followed by a Ruben Dias own goal to draw the hosts level.
The Norwegian soon struck again in the 30th minute, quickly restoring our lead before finishing it off by firing home once more before the final whistle, representing an impressive 24th career hat-trick.
GLOBAL TV LISTINGS
Our home game against Brentford will not be broadcasted in the United Kingdom.
For those tuning in outside of the UK, click here to view the global TV listings, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.
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