Overview
- Manchester City beat Brentford 3-0, with Erling Haaland scoring and assisting, to trim Arsenal's Premier League lead to two points.
- His season total reached 26 league goals, keeping him atop the Golden Boot race, the award for the division's leading scorer.
- He said City players think about titles every day and that the squad will recover, reset, and take the run-in one match at a time.
- City now turn to a trip to Crystal Palace in the league before an FA Cup final later in May, which adds to a congested finish.
- Yahoo Sports framed the win as City turning the screw on Arsenal, pointing to the champions’ habit of reeling in leaders late in the season.