Manchester City go 12 points clear with comfortable win against Brentford

Manchester City surged 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Brentford, while Tottenham’s best four bid suffered a blow in a dramatic 3-2 loss against Southampton on Wednesday. Guardiola’s side extended their unbeaten run in the league to 14 games thanks to Riyad Mahrez’s first-half penalty and Kevin De Bruyne’s strike after the interval at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City dominated from the beginning to end, finally making the breakthrough after 40 minutes.

Raheem Sterling’s run drew a rash sliding tackle from Mads Roerslav, conceding a penalty that Mahrez converted into a goal.

City scored the killer second goal in the 69th minute when Brentford keeper David Raya passed directly to Sterling.

Despite the fact that Raya saved Sterling’s shot, Kevin De Bruyne pounced on the rebound and stroked a cool finish into the empty net.

“I’m very satisfied with the performance. It’s difficult when they defend deep with 10 players,” Guardiola said.

“Liverpool have two games to play, then we see the gap. Everyone is tough competition, but it is impressive at this stage to have 60 points. We have done incredibly well.”