Brentford may be tempted to come away from this first-ever visit to the Etihad wondering what might have been had two mistakes not punctured what was otherwise a solid and respectable showing against the closest thing that the Premier League has to an unstoppable force.
Neither of Manchester City’s goals would have come about were it not for Mads Roerslev’s clumsy concession of a penalty and a wayward pass by goalkeeper David Raya, after all. The thing with Pep Guardiola’s side, however, is you cannot expect that any inch gained will not be ruthlessly exploited and even then, they will usually find a way to beat you.
