Overview
- Manchester City beat Brentford 3-0 at the Etihad, with Jeremy Doku opening the scoring before late contributions sealed the points Saturday.
- Phil Foden and Omar Marmoush came on around the hour, Foden added drive in midfield and Marmoush finished a flowing move from Savinho and Erling Haaland for the third.
- After that game, Pep Guardiola said he will rotate the lineup over the next fortnight to handle three Premier League fixtures and the FA Cup final against Chelsea.
- The manager singled out Marmoush as a proper striker who could feature against Crystal Palace on Wednesday given City usually start only Erling Haaland up front.
- Haaland scored the second goal and, according to reporting, reached 50 for club and country this season as Guardiola noted the striker’s heavy minutes.