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Stuart Brennan

Pep Guardiola explains Riyad Mahrez's two-year penalty gap after he fires Man City top

Pep Guardiola hailed fearless Riyad Mahrez after he made it seven successful penalties on the trot to send Manchester City 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League.

The Blues saw off Brentford 2-0 after Mahrez had shown ice-cool to slot in a spot-kick that broke the deadlock.

That came after he had missed a penalty for Algeria last month, as they crashed out of the African Nations Cup in a 3-1 defeat by Ivory Coast.

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