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Matt Verri

Pep Guardiola admits ‘best team won’ as Manchester City fall to shock Brentford defeat

Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City they got what they deserved after they were stunned by Brentford at the Etihad.

In the clubs’ final match before the World Cup, Ivan Toney put the Bees in front as the visitors made a flying start, before Phil Foden netted a brilliant equaliser just before the break. City spent much of the second-half camped in the Brentford half, but Toney put the finishing touch on a 98th-minute counter-attack to give Thomas Frank’s side a famous 2-1 win.

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