Manchester City was defeated 2-1 by Brentford at the Etihad, thus losing 3 very valuable points in the race for the championship title. Brentford striker Ivan Toney scored twice for his side, canceling out Foden's goal for City. Toney was not included by coach Southgate in England's World Cup squad, and the 2 goals was a perfect response from the striker to all his critics.
Toney took the lead over Brentford in the 16th minute of the match, as even before the first goal, he had a good chance to score, but was stopped by goalkeeper Ederson. Phil Foden equalized the result for the "citizens" just a few moments before the end of the first half, with a very nice shot with the left. However, City's goal did not affect the game of the friends at all, who continued to follow the same plan, never stopping the attacks on the goal of Guardiola's team.
In the second half of the meeting, City increased the tempo of the game, trying to find the goal of advantage. Ilkay Gundogan missed a great chance to score, but still, Brentford were also quite dangerous on the counter-attack. On two occasions it was goalkeeper Ederson who saved City from the next goal, where Toney was again the protagonist.
But it was just a matter of time before the striker found the back of the net again. Aymeric Laporte suffered a head injury, which forced the fourth official to award a full 10 extra minutes at the end as a result of the situation. In the 98th minute of the challenge, City was punished by a counterattack by the friends, as Toney sent Josh Dasilva's cross into the net. The "Bees" thus secured a well-deserved victory at the Etihad.
