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El hat-trick de Foden en Brentford lleva a Man City al segundo lugar, lea el informe.
Phil Foden’s hat-trick was the catalyst for a convincing win at Brentford, and Manchester City moved menacingly into second place in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Liverpool.
The hosts actually took the lead through Neal Maupay’s breakaway goal in the 21st minute, but it took a heroic performance from Bees keeper Mark Flekken to keep the reigning champions at bay with a string of stunning saves until Foden struck in first-half stoppage time.
Foden’s goal gave City the added momentum they needed and he grabbed his second eight minutes after the break when he stole in behind Brentford’s defence to glance Kevin de Bruyne’s cross beyond the exposed Flekken.
Brentford, despite being dominated, had fleeting chances to level, especially when Ivan Toney volleyed over from close range, but City were vastly superior and wrapped up the win 20 minutes from time when Foden took Erling Haaland’s pass in his stride to steer the ball past Flekken.
Despite being dominated, Brentford had escaped chances to level, particularly when Ivan Toney volleyed over from close range, but City were far superior and won 20 minutes from time when Foden took Erling Haaland’s pass in his stride to steer the ball past Flekken.Since David Button against Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship in September 2015, Mark Flekken has been the first goalkeeper to provide a league assist for Brentford. Also, two of the last four instances of a goalkeeper assisting in the Premier League have come against Manchester City (also Alisson for Liverpool in October 2022).
Manchester City playmaker, Kevin De Bruyne, registered his 105th Premier League assist (behind only Ryan Giggs – 162 and Cesc Fabregas -111), with the Belgian racking up 33 assists in all competitions since the start of last season, nine more than any other Premier League player (Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is next on 24).
