Brentford boss Thomas Frank says his side will try cutting off the “source” to Erling Haaland in Saturday’s clash with Manchester City, although admits Kevin De Bruyne will be tough to quieten.
Haaland is on 23 goals for the season already, 18 of which have come in 12 Premier League games. After firing home the stoppage-time winner from the spot in the club’s 2-1 win over Fulham last week, the attacker was rested for the midweek 2-0 League Cup win over Chelsea.
The welcome of Brentford to the Etihad will be City ’s final match before the World Cup, which Haaland will not be going to after Norway’s failure to qualify. Frank is well aware of the danger this entails and is expecting the striker to be all guns blazing in his final competitive game for at least a month.
