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Manchester City bounced back to victory on Saturday evening with a comfortable 3-0 win over Brentford at the Etihad Stadium.
Pep Guardiola’s men came into the tie on the back of a 3-3 against Everton on Monday night while Brentford took Westham apart.
The Bees made things difficult for the hosts in the first half as it ended goalless with Manchester City having four shots on target.
Caoimhin Kelleher had quite a busy evening as he made a couple of saves to help his side end the first 45 without conceding.
However, Manchester City continued their onslaught on Brentford’s defence, and Jeremy Doku broke the deadlock.
Gianlugi Donnarumma has earlier made a brilliant save to deny Igor Thiago from getting his 23rd Premier League goal.
Jeremy Doku found space on the edge of the box and buried a fantastic strike into the top corner to give Manchester City the lead.
Erling Haaland doubled the lead for the hosts as he pounced on a rebound in the box.
Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush came off the bench to score his first goal since March as Manchester City closes in on league leaders Arsenal with three matches left for both sides.
Arsenal currently lead the Premier League log with 76 points – two off City in second place after 35 matches.
Meanwhile, Manchester City have a game at hand and will look to capitalise on Arsenal’s away trip to relegation-threatened Westham United on Sunday.
In other results, Bournemouth and Brighton and Hove Albion are edging closer to securing a place in Europe next season after sealing maximum points on Saturday.
Brighton and Hove Albion secured a 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers while Bournemouth sealed a 1-0 win over Fulham in London with both sides having 10-men since the first half.
Bournemouth are dreaming of a Champions League spot and will qualify provided Aston Villa wins the Europa League and remains in fifth spot at the end of the season.
Brighton and Hove Albion are in seventh and are hoping to clinch a UEFA Conference League qualification spot or Europa League place if they finish seventh and Manchester City wins the FA Cup and finishes within the top five in the Premier League.
