Five things to look out for – Brentford vs Manchester City

Manchester Metropolis are again on the street within the Premier League, as they face Brentford on the GTECH Neighborhood Stadium.

The Blues can be hoping to proceed their unbeaten streak earlier than the worldwide break subsequent week, however will face a troublesome check in opposition to a bogey opposition for them.

Regardless of dropping supervisor Thomas Frank in addition to key gamers in Bryan Mbeumo, Yoanne Wissa and Christian Norgaard this summer time, Brentford have had a good begin underneath new supervisor Keith Andrews.

They have a tendency to carry out properly in opposition to Metropolis too, doing the double over them the season they received the treble.

Listed below are 5 issues to look out for within the Premier League conflict:

Since Brentford had been promoted in 2021, Metropolis have scored six targets in opposition to them at their stadium.

All six had been scored by Phil Foden.

The English midfielder has been omitted from the latest nationwide crew squad by supervisor Thomas Tuchel, with the likes of Morgan Rogers, Morgan Gibbs-White, Eberechi Eze and Ruben Loftus-Cheek most well-liked as an alternative.

Foden has by no means correctly shone for England, however I don’t actually care, as long as he delivers the products for Metropolis, which he has actually completed this season.

Tuchel has proven he’s keen to select anybody in the event that they work onerous and play properly, and no-one’s save – with Jude Bellingham not being known as up regardless of coming back from harm not too long ago.

And if Metropolis’s quantity 47 carries on his type for the Blues, beginning with a customary purpose in opposition to Brentford, there’s little doubt he’ll be again in that squad sooner relatively than later.

Within the final two video games, Bernardo Silva and Savinho have been given the possibility to begin on the precise aspect.

Neither of them actually impressed. Savinho was the primary man changed in opposition to Burnley, while Bernardo’s expertise is effective in opposition to Monaco however he was barely irritating together with his lack of drive and risk on the precise.

Now’s the flip of Metropolis’s 22-year-old Norwegian winger to have the possibility to shine. He’s nonetheless recovering a bit bodily and mentally from his leg break final season, however I feel his cameo in opposition to Burnley was far more promising than the Huddersfield City efficiency the place he was considerably irritating.

Pep Guardiola is clearly a giant fan of Bobb, and I wouldn’t be in any respect shocked if he’s given the possibility to impress from the off in opposition to the Bees.

Brentford’s risk from set items

One of the vital efficient methods Brentford tended to trigger groups points since they had been promoted in 2021 was via set items.

Andrews was the mastermind behind this because the set piece coach, so count on them to trigger Metropolis issues on this space.

Erling Haaland, Rodri, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol and Nico O’Reilly present good top to clear set items, and with the rise in reputation of lengthy throws added to corners, they’re going to be wanted to be alert and in place always.

A number of the injured gamers returning to the squad?

Divine Mukasa and Stephen Mfuni have been named within the beginning XI for Metropolis EDS’ match in opposition to Studying, that means Metropolis will seemingly have extra first crew gamers again within the squad.

Rayan Cherki seems set to be one among them… in response to Haaland’s Snapchat story. The French midfielder has been out for over a month with a muscle harm however was pictured subsequent to the Norwegian striker on Snapchat because the gamers flew all the way down to London.

And we by no means know whether or not Abdukodir Khusanov, Rayan Ait-Nouri or Omar Marmoush might be match for the Blues. All three are reportedly near a comeback, and regardless of not being pictured in coaching, it wouldn’t be massively shocking to see any of them make the bench.

A difficult recreation to look at however eventual win

Brentford vs Metropolis is at all times a tough watch; the Blues have at all times tended to be pissed off by the physicality and directness of earlier Brentford sides at residence or away.

However to be truthful to them, Metropolis have misplaced simply twice to the Bees since they had been promoted, they usually’re undeniably a weaker aspect with out Frank, Mbeumo and Wissa.

Metropolis have been sensible of late and I’m anticipating them to enter the worldwide break on a excessive notice with victory in London.