Erling Haaland’s composed first-half strike earned a 1-0 victory at Brentford, bringing City within two points of defending champions Liverpool and three behind leaders Arsenal. ..Continue Reading
City were previously written off after defeats in two of their opening three fixtures—against Tottenham and Brighton—but a four-game unbeaten run, including a draw at Arsenal, has reignited their confidence.
Guardiola reached a Premier League milestone at Brentford, recording 250 wins in only 349 matches—quicker than any other manager in the league’s history.
He has now overtaken Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson, who needed 423 and 404 games respectively to hit the same landmark.
City climbed to fifth in the standings, and Guardiola seems confident his squad can challenge for the title again after a trophyless campaign last season.
As they aim to reclaim their crown from Liverpool, Guardiola couldn’t resist a dig after the Reds dropped points in consecutive matches, surrendering an eight-point lead over City.
Guardiola hailed Haaland as “the best” striker around and shared his belief that City are on an upward trajectory. “It’s just seven games for the Premier League,” said Guardiola.
“I would say three weeks ago Liverpool apparently won the Premier League and now they have not. It’s important to see the team better and better. Liverpool is an incredible team, like Arsenal, the question is to improve and improve, the way we play, the way we defend, will help us to be close to fight.
“I’m really pleased for this month since the Man United game. We are there and I have the feeling we are getting better and better.”
Reflecting on his 250th win, Guardiola said: “We won a lot! Otherwise you cannot take this accolade without winning a lot of games. It’s an honour for me to be alongside Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger so I will invite them to a good dinner.
“Maybe not in Manchester, maybe somewhere with more sun. No, we’ll do it in Manchester. It’s an honour, a pleasure to be part of that in the Premier League history.
“I want to say thank you to the club, the organisation, the players and the staff that I had because we did it quicker, faster, better and really, really pleased. Now, let’s go for 250 more.”
Haaland shared that fatherhood has positively impacted his performance, telling Sky Sports: “I have never felt better than I do now. With a kid it makes me even better because I disconnect more than ever – I don’t think about football at all.
“When you are young you think of this and that and maybe worry about things but when I get home I relax even more. I think I need to give a shout-out to my son!”
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