Overview
- Manchester City, which beat Brentford 3-0 on Saturday, leaned on Jeremy Doku’s 60th‑minute strike to unlock a tight match and briefly trim the gap at the top to two points.
- Arsenal’s win at West Ham on Sunday restored their cushion, leaving City five points back with a game in hand and three league fixtures still to play.
- Doku is in a surge with four goals in his past three games and, across the season, eight goals and 14 assists in all competitions according to multiple reports.
- The winger said he has not changed his style and called himself an instinct player, while setting a target to add simple back‑post tap‑ins like Raheem Sterling by attacking better positions.
- Pep Guardiola praised Doku’s mentality and said he can reach the level of Vinicius Jr or Lamine Yamal, and the player dedicated his Brentford goal to his father as he revealed he is soon to become a parent.