Manchester City rode Erling Haaland’s early goal to a 1-0 win at Brentford that puts them within three points of the throne room heading into the international break.

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Josko Gvardiol cued up Haaland’s Premier League-best ninth goal of the season and Gianluigi Donnarumma was solid at the back as City moved onto 13 points, three off the top of the table.

The win was Pep Guardiola’s 250th in the Premier League. He’s the fourth manager to reach that milestone and the fastest (Arsene Wenger, Sir Alex Ferguson, David Moyes).

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Brentford slip to a fourth loss and enter the international break three points above the drop zone in 16th place.

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