Overview
- The match kicks off Saturday at 5:30pm BST at the Etihad Stadium, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on NBC in the United States.
- City, which drew 3-3 at Everton on Monday after Jeremy Doku’s stoppage‑time equaliser, no longer control their destiny and must keep winning while hoping Arsenal slip.
- Pep Guardiola said Rodri is a late fitness call, with centre-backs Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol close to returns after layoffs.
- Brentford arrive in seventh and chasing Europe under Keith Andrews, with a clinical attack that has turned late goals into points this season.
- A subplot features the Golden Boot race, as Erling Haaland leads Brentford’s Igor Thiago by three goals in a fixture where City have averaged only 1.4 goals per game under Guardiola.