Brentford v Man City: Confirmed line-ups as Guardiola rings changes in West London
Get all the team news from the Gtech Community Stadium as Brentford host Man City
Manchester City can put themselves firmly in the title race this afternoon with a win at Brentford.
City started the day in eighth, just six points adrift of new leaders Arsenal.
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It won’t be easy at the Gtech Community Stadium, however, as their crosstown rivals United found out last weekend, the Bees cruising to a 3-1 win.
But with Erling Haaland fit and firing this season, they stand a good chance of catching up on some points after Liverpool’s loss to Chelsea.
Read on to discover the line-ups for both teams in West London.
Brentford Team News
The hosts look to be taking on a five-at-the-back shape as they look to contain City.
Nathan Collins, Sepp Van Den Berg and Kris Ajer will be looking to contain Haaland, while Mikkel Damsgaard will be given the freedom in midfield.
Kevin Schade is joined by Igor Thiago in the frontline.
Brentford: Kelleher, Hickey, Van Den Berg, Collins, Ajer, Kayode, Henderson, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago
Man City Team News
Pep Guardiola has made a few changes for the trip to the capital.
While much of the core remains the same, Nico O’Reilly and Oscar Bobb both get the nod, while Savinho is also given a rare start.
As usual, Erling Haaland leads the line, and he will have Phil Foden supporting him.
Rayan Cherki, Bernardo Silva and Jeremy Doku are all named on the bench.
Man City: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Rodri, Reijnders, Bobb, Foden, Savinho, Haaland