Close the year in style
The objectives are different. Also the path and the destination, but today is the same. Both Brentford and Manchester City want to close 2021 in style. In the case of the locals, with a victory against the leader of the Premier League that would boost them significantly both in the classification and morally; in that of Pep Guardiola, with the consolidation of a leadership which, right now, has six mattress points.
City is a very difficult machine to stop. It has been for a long time, but in recent weeks, has come even closer to the desired perfection. From the domain, the ball and the position; but also with an avalanche of success that scorches rivals. Those of Guardiola, through your schematic without fixed reference above, they feel more comfortable than ever and, with this, they already look at 2022 with hungry eyes.
Thomas Frank’s men, meanwhile, head into the new year fourteenth in the standings. With 20 points, they are nine above the decline. A comfortable position, but one that can be improved substantially. The triumph would place the ‘bees’ just seven points behind West Ham, fifth, with one game less. Numbers to start 2022 with renewed illusions. / Photo: Chris Brunskill (Getty Images)
