Pep Guardiola’s Citizens beat Brentford 2-1 to remain top of the Premier League. Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Nottingham Forest, meaning Arne Slot’s side miss out on a fourth straight win.
Norwegian Haaland continued his goal-scoring spree with a brace on Saturday against Brentford, bringing his total to nine goals in four matches. The 24-year-old forward got his team back on track, surprised by Yoann Wissa’s opener for the “Bees” after just 22 seconds (1st, 0-1). The London club started off with a bang, eager to repeat their victory at the Etihad in November 2022, City’s last home league defeat to date. But he woke up the beast in Haaland, who killed with a slightly deflected pivot shot (20th, 1-1), then went alone on goal following a long clearance from his goalkeeper Ederson (32nd, 2-1). The “Citizens”, four-time defending champions, will try to continue their perfect start next weekend against Arsenal, who will first be at Tottenham on Sunday for the north London derby.
Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday in the fourth day of the Premier League, the first defeat for new coach Arne Slot who had had a perfect start so far. The Dutch coach, appointed after the departure of Jürgen Klopp, had previously had an impeccable record of three wins, seven goals scored and none conceded. His “Reds” suffered an unexpected defeat on Saturday against last season’s seventeenth-placed side, who came to win at Anfield Road thanks to a goal from Callum Hudson-Odoi (53rd, 0-1) in the second half.
In the standings, Liverpool (2nd, 9 points) is being left behind by current leader Manchester City (1st, 12 pts), winner of Brentford (2-1) on Saturday. The Mersey club could also be overtaken by Arsenal, in particular, on Sunday, if the “Gunners” were to win the north London derby at Tottenham. Nottingham Forest preserves its unbeaten run (two draws and two wins) and climbs to fourth place in the championship while waiting for the other matches of the weekend.
