Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

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Even though Brentford has a bad performance in 14th place, the club knows Manchester City's weaknesses so I would not be surprised by the narrow victory that Manchester City got.
We can see from the statistics of meetings between the two clubs, Brentford can always put up resistance and once beat Manchester City and fortunately in yesterday's match Haaland was very smart in taking advantage of the opportunities he had.
Yes, of course yesterday's match was very interesting because Manchester City had 25 shots and 11 shots on goal but only 1 score went into Brentford's goal.
Arsenal of course still has a chance because Arteta's troops are improving their performance this time to try to chase the premier league title but I'm afraid it will only be like last season.

I see Brentford always making it difficult for the top Premier League teams this season and even in this match Manchester City had quite a hard time even though they were playing at home and they were only able to get 1 winning goal in the 70th minute, if you look at Manchester City's performance in the last 2 matches I think there is a slight decline occurred in this team.
A draw against Chelsea and a hard-fought win against Brentford even though if you look at the quality Manchester City is much stronger.

Now the competition at the top of the standings is quite fierce, Manchester City is only 1 point adrift of Liverpool at the top of the standings and 1 point adrift of Arsenal who are in 3rd place so if one of the top 3 teams is unable to win then there will be a shift in that week too.

[Mame89]

Manchester City vs Beneft was an interesting game between the two teams and Manchester City luckily won by 0-1. The game was really exciting with Beneft attacking strongly but they couldn't keep the ball in Manchester City's net which could not equalize the match. Although the game was played at Manchester City's home ground, it was a great battle between the two teams from start to finish but Erling Haaland's goal in the 71st minute gave Manchester City the win and managed to collect the points. However, since Manchester City organized the match brilliantly, they occupy the second position in the points table and they have 56 points. At the moment, they would have 56 points and Liverpool's 57 points at the top of the points table. Of course, the competition between Manchester City and Liverpool will continue.

Yes that's right. This was an exciting match, and fortunately Man City won even though it was difficult. Maybe the tactics implemented by Pep Guardiola were already known to Brentford, so Brentford could anticipate attacks from Man City, so it is not surprising that Man City had difficulty beating Brentford with a landslide score because they had difficulty scoring goals against Brentford.

Man City's victory makes the competition for the EPL title even tighter. Ranks 1, 2, 3 each have a difference of 1 point. Liverpool will face Luton, I am willing to bet Liverpool will win because of course Liverpool will not waste the opportunity to remain in first place, especially since this match is being played at Anfield, of course playing in front of its own supporters. Liverpool will get more support to get three points in this match.

[Oluwa-btc]

Even though Brentford has a bad performance in 14th place, the club knows Manchester City's weaknesses so I would not be surprised by the narrow victory that Manchester City got.
We can see from the statistics of meetings between the two clubs, Brentford can always put up resistance and once beat Manchester City and fortunately in yesterday's match Haaland was very smart in taking advantage of the opportunities he had.
Yes, of course yesterday's match was very interesting because Manchester City had 25 shots and 11 shots on goal but only 1 score went into Brentford's goal.
Arsenal of course still has a chance because Arteta's troops are improving their performance this time to try to chase the premier league title but I'm afraid it will only be like last season.

I see Brentford always making it difficult for the top Premier League teams this season and even in this match Manchester City had quite a hard time even though they were playing at home and they were only able to get 1 winning goal in the 70th minute, if you look at Manchester City's performance in the last 2 matches I think there is a slight decline occurred in this team.
A draw against Chelsea and a hard-fought win against Brentford even though if you look at the quality Manchester City is much stronger.

Now the competition at the top of the standings is quite fierce, Manchester City is only 1 point adrift of Liverpool at the top of the standings and 1 point adrift of Arsenal who are in 3rd place so if one of the top 3 teams is unable to win then there will be a shift in that week too.

That was alone tough first half and I was having thoughts f Erling Haaland not scoring and also the game ending as a fulltime draw, but goodness me, that goal was as a result of that defender's fault, how on earth did you go down there? That goal had me reminiscing about the game between Chelsea and Liverpool,  as Steven Gerrard slipped just to let Dem Baba scoring that goal that also that denied Liverpool the Premier League Tittle that season.

And to Erling Haaland, Congratulations on finally scoring against all twenty one clubs and opponents in the Premier. That's indeed a great ride just in his second season and his already setting great records.
After the gake against Chelsea, I felt he would find it difficult to score yesterday but he vame back better.

The Top Three hell competitive.

[Strongkored]

Manchester City vs Beneft was an interesting game between the two teams and Manchester City luckily won by 0-1. The game was really exciting with Beneft attacking strongly but they couldn't keep the ball in Manchester City's net which could not equalize the match. Although the game was played at Manchester City's home ground, it was a great battle between the two teams from start to finish but Erling Haaland's goal in the 71st minute gave Manchester City the win and managed to collect the points. However, since Manchester City organized the match brilliantly, they occupy the second position in the points table and they have 56 points. At the moment, they would have 56 points and Liverpool's 57 points at the top of the points table. Of course, the competition between Manchester City and Liverpool will continue.

Brentford can be a competitive team when facing a strong team like Manchester City, that's why you can see Manchester City dominating the match but not being easy to score goals and like the match against Chelsea this time City was very lucky to finally be able to break the deadlock and score the only goal, a goal that gave them three points which shifted Arsenal's position temporarily.
Manchester City didn't look that great in the last two matches because they only managed to score two goals in total, but their coach factor can always bring this team back up in the next match.
And the competition for the title this season is very interesting because there are three teams competing because last season there were only two, namely City and Arsenal, but this time with Liverpool entering as competitor, it is difficult to predict who will ultimately lift the trophy.

[koang]

It was a nice game to watch with both teams creating good attacks at the post. As expected, Manchester City dominated the most of it and Mark Flekken, the Brentford Golie had a busy time. One shot from Oscar Bobb went past the keeper and was defended by Brentford defender from the goal line.
The one on one goal from Halland was impressive as always, Halland can outrun anyone to score. The game was just about the points and Manchester City got the full. The title race is going to be a three way one with just 13 matches left for each team. It's going to be a long race till the end.

What a thrilling finish. Haaland's match-winner was simply incredible. Glad to see him on the score sheet again.
If not for Mark Flekken's superpowers, The City would have scored 3-4 goals, but Both goalkeepers are on fire in this match.
And it was cool to see Oscar Bobb's first appearance in the Premier League. He was thrilled to be on the pitch and playing for his team.
Brentford tried holding up, but City is just too good...
Survival is now the aim, and Brentford will be fine come May

[Uruhara]

Manchester City played a good game, but I also expected more than one goal, even though the one goal increased their points by three points, which makes them just a point lower than Liverpool. Still, the game was interesting, but what I was also impressed with more was the resistance and the defence that Brentford had against Manchester City. It was so hard for Manchester to penetrate the defence, so I can say Brentford came prepared not to lose against Manchester City, but they also know that it will be great luck for them not to lose that game. 

But I also thought that maybe it was because De Bruyne was not in the game that is the reason they find it hard to achieve more goals, but never the less, the game was very tough and the game results came as expected, which I put as Manchester City to win, and they won, so the results came as expected. 

Absolutely right and well, the most important thing is the end result. And although Brentford continued to get pressure from the Man City squad but they can hold every attack very well. And even Brentford also made several attacks that almost broke into the Man City goal. Brentford since last season has always been a club that is difficult to conquer by even strong clubs. So the narrow victory that Man City managed to achieve was also not surprising. And the extraordinary thing is that the two goalkeepers in the match both have a good performance. Because each of them did not make many mistakes. And instead became the best last bastion of defence for their respective clubs. Haaland did very well in the match.

[Jody.Drummer]

I'm surprised to see that Manchester City could play up to 70 minutes without scoring a goal against Brentford. Manchester City dominated Brentford with 70% ball possession and a 25-goal attempt against Brentford, but managed to score a goal against Brentford last night. If Manchester City continues to find it difficult to score goals against their opponents, they will find it hard to catch up with Liverpool in the Premier League table. 

Yes, in the first half, Brentford and Manchester City were still playing in a draw and no goals were scored and to be honest, I also thought that at that time the match would end in a draw. and yes, it is true that Manchester City had a lot of possession of the ball and there were also a lot of shots towards goal, but unfortunately Manchester City were not able to take full advantage of the opportunities, but it seems that because De Bruyne was not played by Guardiola, it was very influential in Manchester City's game, but the actions taken What Guardiola is doing is certainly very good because it is to maintain De Bruyne's health because what I heard is that De Bruyne's health is a little disturbed. Yes, if Manchester City's performance continues like this it will make it difficult to compete, but I'm sure Guardiola's abilities are very good and he will definitely train Manchester City to be even better.

Erling Haaland was the distinguishing figure in this match, one goal he scored made Manchester City win the match. Brentford really succeeded in protecting their defensive area and made it difficult for Manchester City to dismantle the defense they had built. However, with pressure after pressure they applied, it finally paid off in the 71st minute and allowed them to secure 3 points from this match. However, I still applaud Brentford, even though they lost, they didn't lose easily and made Manchester City a little stressed.

This result makes Manchester City return to second place in the standings, shifting Arsenal, as well as closing their distance to Liverpool, who are still at the top of the standings. Liverpool, who are at the top of the standings, will not be comfortable, because they are only 1 point away from the defending champion, Manchester City. The competition will be more interesting towards the end of the season, because the distance between them is very close and it can really change in just a week.

What is more interesting is that the statistical records this season for the two clubs are not much different, even in terms of productivity and defense they do not show any significant differences. This shows that they are truly balanced this season, despite the mistakes they made previously which prevented them from winning. But overall they played well.

[Despairo]

Absolutely right and well, the most important thing is the end result. And although Brentford continued to get pressure from the Man City squad but they can hold every attack very well. And even Brentford also made several attacks that almost broke into the Man City goal. Brentford since last season has always been a club that is difficult to conquer by even strong clubs. So the narrow victory that Man City managed to achieve was also not surprising. And the extraordinary thing is that the two goalkeepers in the match both have a good performance. Because each of them did not make many mistakes. And instead became the best last bastion of defence for their respective clubs. Haaland did very well in the match.

Flekken should be the most valuable player because he saves and blocks many shots, if it's Onana, Manchester City would scored 5 goals lol.

The goal scored by Haaland is more like a mistake done by Ajer, the match could end in draw if he didn't make a mistake. But Manchester City is playing very well, they're dominating the match.

I think Pep shouldn't let Doku to play, he's playing like shit recently.

[bayu7adi]

Hey... Man United in the PL has won 4 times in a row, and their next opponent is Fulham. Based on some analyses like h2h history and recent matches, Man United seems to have the upper hand. Even in the last match against Fulham, Man United had a slight advantage.

Looking at goal productivity, both teams are performing poorly, with Man United having only +1 for goal difference while Fulham has -7. So, the most likely scenario is that there won't be many goals, and Man United will win this match. Since there's still 3 days left, my analysis might continue tomorrow.

Here are the multipliers offered on Shuffle, I'm a bit concerned about the x1.5 even though I'm confident Man United will win.
Maybe if it's x2, I'd bet straight away on Man United winning.

[borovichok]

Manchester City vs Beneft was an interesting game between the two teams and Manchester City luckily won by 0-1. The game was really exciting with Beneft attacking strongly but they couldn't keep the ball in Manchester City's net which could not equalize the match. Although the game was played at Manchester City's home ground, it was a great battle between the two teams from start to finish but Erling Haaland's goal in the 71st minute gave Manchester City the win and managed to collect the points. However, since Manchester City organized the match brilliantly, they occupy the second position in the points table and they have 56 points. At the moment, they would have 56 points and Liverpool's 57 points at the top of the points table. Of course, the competition between Manchester City and Liverpool will continue.

The points difference is slim, giving Manchester City confidence of equalizing points with Liverpool at the top. The Reds coming with everything they got because backing out is not an option they would wished to settled for. Jurgen Klopp leaving Liverpool at the end of the season and he aims to win major titles for with his club atleast to create memories with them.

This current season is against Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. These geniuses will be giving in everything to ensure they are standing tall on the table. Manchester City will continue to gain points in EPL matches because they're yet to meet their mates, and when they face one of these tough opponent, we would know. Brentford are tough time when it comes to playing elite teams in the English Premier League. Thomas Frank thought he could have his way against Pep Guardiola at Etihad stadium but it turn he was simply hammered by the outstanding squad of Pep's army.

[SmartCharpa]

Manchester United's recent form in the Premier League has given them hope to qualify for next season's UEFA Champions League if they continue with this consistency. Manchester United is 5 points behind Aston Villa, who is in the 4th position in the Premier League table, and Aston Villa might drop a point in their next 2 matches in the Premier League because of their recent inconsistency.

Given how Tottenham and Aston Villa are performing right now, I don't think Manchester United will be able to qualify for the next Champions League with their current performance. It won't be easy for Manchester to get into the next Champions League. Although Manchester United has only one Premier League clean sheet in their last four games, they still have issues with their defense line. Even when they are winning, they are unable to defend their home to prevent goals from being scored, which is why I like having Martínez in the squad because he consistently plays well in the defense line.

Manchester City vs Beneft was an interesting game between the two teams and Manchester City luckily won by 0-1. The game was really exciting with Beneft attacking strongly but they couldn't keep the ball in Manchester City's net which could not equalize the match. Although the game was played at Manchester City's home ground, it was a great battle between the two teams from start to finish but Erling Haaland's goal in the 71st minute gave Manchester City the win and managed to collect the points. However, since Manchester City organized the match brilliantly, they occupy the second position in the points table and they have 56 points. At the moment, they would have 56 points and Liverpool's 57 points at the top of the points table. Of course, the competition between Manchester City and Liverpool will continue.

Despite controlling the game, Manchester City was unable to score many goals because of Brentford's strong defense. With Manchester City's many attempts throughout the game, only one of them resulted in a goal. Brentford performance really surprised me. I had assumed that Manchester City would score a lot of goals in that game because they need the three points to move up to second place, but I didn't realize that the match would be that difficult at their home field. I also wondered if this Brentford was different from the one that Liverpool defeated 4:1 in their previous away game.

[Mayor of ogba]

Fulltime result:
Man City vs Brentford : 1 - 0
Finally Man City can win after an only goal by Haaland
Thanks Haaland
Finally you made it

Again this season, Premier League is more and more interesting to watch, more than previous seasons.
What a beautiful numbers:

1. Liverpool - 57 PTS
2. Man City - 56 PTS
3. Arsenal - 55 PTS

And what a nice smiling faces

Premier League title race

I agree with you that the Premier League is more interesting to watch now because the race for the Premier League title is getting serious and clubs like Liverpool, Manchester City, and Arsenal are fighting to lift the Premier League title this season, while Aston Villa, Tottenham, and Manchester United are fighting to finish in the 4th position of the Premier League.

[Agbamoni]

Manchester City vs Beneft was an interesting game between the two teams and Manchester City luckily won by 0-1. The game was really exciting with Beneft attacking strongly but they couldn't keep the ball in Manchester City's net which could not equalize the match. Although the game was played at Manchester City's home ground, it was a great battle between the two teams from start to finish but Erling Haaland's goal in the 71st minute gave Manchester City the win and managed to collect the points. However, since Manchester City organized the match brilliantly, they occupy the second position in the points table and they have 56 points. At the moment, they would have 56 points and Liverpool's 57 points at the top of the points table. Of course, the competition between Manchester City and Liverpool will continue.

The points difference is slim, giving Manchester City confidence of equalizing points with Liverpool at the top. The Reds coming with everything they got because backing out is not an option they would wished to settled for. Jurgen Klopp leaving Liverpool at the end of the season and he aims to win major titles for with his club atleast to create memories with them.

This current season is against Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. These geniuses will be giving in everything to ensure they are standing tall on the table. Manchester City will continue to gain points in EPL matches because they're yet to meet their mates, and when they face one of these tough opponent, we would know. Brentford are tough time when it comes to playing elite teams in the English Premier League. Thomas Frank thought he could have his way against Pep Guardiola at Etihad stadium but it turn he was simply hammered by the outstanding squad of Pep's army.

Dont be too quick to conclude that Manchester City will win Manchester United. I cannot vouch for any side but i know there is going to be a winner. Only the outcome of that day would decide If Manchester City will be at the top or remain at the same position.

Manchester United on the hand are much competitive when it comes to playing with bigger teams like them. If care is not taken they might win Manchester City because they have players like Mctomminay, Gernacho, Rashford and Gernacho including Casemero. These players i mentioned are very good in playing tough teams.

[Barikui1]

Manchester City vs Beneft was an interesting game between the two teams and Manchester City luckily won by 0-1. The game was really exciting with Beneft attacking strongly but they couldn't keep the ball in Manchester City's net which could not equalize the match. Although the game was played at Manchester City's home ground, it was a great battle between the two teams from start to finish but Erling Haaland's goal in the 71st minute gave Manchester City the win and managed to collect the points. However, since Manchester City organized the match brilliantly, they occupy the second position in the points table and they have 56 points. At the moment, they would have 56 points and Liverpool's 57 points at the top of the points table. Of course, the competition between Manchester City and Liverpool will continue.

The points difference is slim, giving Manchester City confidence of equalizing points with Liverpool at the top. The Reds coming with everything they got because backing out is not an option they would wished to settled for. Jurgen Klopp leaving Liverpool at the end of the season and he aims to win major titles for with his club atleast to create memories with them.

This current season is against Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. These geniuses will be giving in everything to ensure they are standing tall on the table. Manchester City will continue to gain points in EPL matches because they're yet to meet their mates, and when they face one of these tough opponent, we would know. Brentford are tough time when it comes to playing elite teams in the English Premier League. Thomas Frank thought he could have his way against Pep Guardiola at Etihad stadium but it turn he was simply hammered by the outstanding squad of Pep's army.

Dont be too quick to conclude that Manchester City will win Manchester United. I cannot vouch for any side but i know there is going to be a winner. Only the outcome of that day would decide If Manchester City will be at the top or remain at the same position.

Manchester United on the hand are much competitive when it comes to playing with bigger teams like them. If care is not taken they might win Manchester City because they have players like Mctomminay, Gernacho, Rashford and Gernacho including Casemero. These players i mentioned are very good in playing tough teams.

I agree with you on this mate, this man united team are very good when it comes to playing the top side, though man city came out on top with a 3-0 win in their last fixtures against Manchester united, but I believe that this game is going to be different compared to the last time they met 29 October last year, and besides, it's a derby game, so their is more as stake in this fixtures expecially to the fans, so I believe it's really going to be a really fascinating encounter between this two teams, so I will be predicting this game as a draw.

Another thing,  I expected Manchester united to make a very much improvement from is their finishing, they were really terrible in their finishing in the last game they played against Luton, because if they are wasteful against city The way they were wasteful against Luton, then I don't think they stand a chance of getting a better result from this contest.

[Hvdv]

It was a nice game to watch with both teams creating good attacks at the post. As expected, Manchester City dominated the most of it and Mark Flekken, the Brentford Golie had a busy time. One shot from Oscar Bobb went past the keeper and was defended by Brentford defender from the goal line.
The one on one goal from Halland was impressive as always, Halland can outrun anyone to score. The game was just about the points and Manchester City got the full. The title race is going to be a three way one with just 13 matches left for each team. It's going to be a long race till the end.

What a thrilling finish. Haaland's match-winner was simply incredible. Glad to see him on the score sheet again.
If not for Mark Flekken's superpowers, The City would have scored 3-4 goals, but Both goalkeepers are on fire in this match.
And it was cool to see Oscar Bobb's first appearance in the Premier League. He was thrilled to be on the pitch and playing for his team.
Brentford tried holding up, but City is just too good...
Survival is now the aim, and Brentford will be fine come May

Brentford remained so defensive in the match that City created 25 positions. Of these, 11 shots found the target. In this case, the goalkeeper has a lot of work to do. Flekken showed his best performance but still could not prevent the 1-0 defeat. I think Brentford should have received 1 point for Flekken's effort, but Manchester City managed to show the difference in quality throughout the match.

[Velvet78]

It was a really hard-fought win for Manchester City last night.    I wasn't expecting them to have this much difficulty in scoring even one goal against Brentford. Flekken is really impressive recently and he gave his everything in this game as well. He got an 8.4 rating for this performance and I think he was definitely the man of the match.  

Haaland scored a really critical goal otherwise Brentford were about to steal one point at Etihad despite being overwhelmed by Manchester City during the whole game. Every single win is very important for Manchester City on the road to the league title. Especially after losing points against Chelsea home.

[coinerer]

It was a really hard-fought win for Manchester City last night.    I wasn't expecting them to have this much difficulty in scoring even one goal against Brentford. Flekken is really impressive recently and he gave his everything in this game as well. He got a 8.4 rating for this performance and I think he was definitely the man of the match. 

Haaland scored a really critical goal otherwise Brentford were about to steal one point at Etihad despite being overwhelmed by Manchester City during the whole game. Every single win is very important for Manchester City on the road to the league title. Especially after losing points against Chelsea home.

Although Man City were the stronger side in the match, Brentford played much better and the first half was a hard-fought match.  But going into the second half, Man City managed to score a goal and win the match. Although Brentford did not win the match, their performance was commendable. Man City is slowly moving towards a good position, they are only 1 point behind Liverpool in the 2nd position in the points table. And now they have a great chance to overtake Liverpool. And it is quite possible for Man City

[iBaba]

Fulltime result:
Man City vs Brentford : 1 - 0
Finally Man City can win after an only goal by Haaland
Thanks Haaland
Finally you made it

Again this season, Premier League is more and more interesting to watch, more than previous seasons.
What a beautiful numbers:

1. Liverpool - 57 PTS
2. Man City - 56 PTS
3. Arsenal - 55 PTS

And what a nice smiling faces

Premier League title race

It is absolutely interesting this year to see how the top Premier League teams are putting in the work to ensure they take the title home, especially Liverpool, Manchester City, and Arsenal. But at the end of the day, only one club will emerge victorious with the title. That club is yet to be mentioned. at least, I think there are about 10 matches left to go, so there’s still much to be decided. I’m sure nobody can predict all the outcomes accurately right now, especially with the three teams mentioned above.

 So, I believe that the title for this season will come from these three clubs, as they have been closely competing with each other from start to finish. Now, let’s watch and see what happens in the next couple of matches to be played. But for me, considering how they’ve been striving to win this title, I would hope that Arsenal can take it home again, at least for another time.

Manchester City, along with others, has also been very consistent in their pursuit of winning this title. There were periods where they were not performing as well, but they managed to pick themselves up, similar to what Arsenal and even Liverpool have done. So, let’s watch and see what happens in the upcoming days, especially with the few more matches left to play. I believe that within the next five matches, we should be able to determine who the winner will be.

[Xcode7]

Dont be too quick to conclude that Manchester City will win Manchester United. I cannot vouch for any side but i know there is going to be a winner. Only the outcome of that day would decide If Manchester City will be at the top or remain at the same position.

Manchester United on the hand are much competitive when it comes to playing with bigger teams like them. If care is not taken they might win Manchester City because they have players like Mctomminay, Gernacho, Rashford and Gernacho including Casemero. These players i mentioned are very good in playing tough teams.

It is quite difficult to predict the Premier League because several teams in the top flight have almost the same strength and almost all the teams in the Premier League are very difficult to beat so there are many surprises.
Manchester City is in top form after its main players returned to play after recovering from injury, but in the last 2 matches, a draw against Chelsea and a narrow win over Brentford, it indicates that there is a slight decline in performance from the Man City team, but I have not concluded that because we need to see some proof in the next match.

Manchester City and Manchester United actually have differences in quality, but when these two teams compete it is not only seen from the strength side because this is a very prestigious derby so there are other things that support it and are worth taking into account.
It cannot be denied that Man United is currently in top form and this is a serious threat to Manchester City.

[leonair]

It was a really hard-fought win for Manchester City last night.    I wasn't expecting them to have this much difficulty in scoring even one goal against Brentford. Flekken is really impressive recently and he gave his everything in this game as well. He got a 8.4 rating for this performance and I think he was definitely the man of the match. 

Haaland scored a really critical goal otherwise Brentford were about to steal one point at Etihad despite being overwhelmed by Manchester City during the whole game. Every single win is very important for Manchester City on the road to the league title. Especially after losing points against Chelsea home.

Although Man City were the stronger side in the match, Brentford played much better and the first half was a hard-fought match.  But going into the second half, Man City managed to score a goal and win the match. Although Brentford did not win the match, their performance was commendable. Man City is slowly moving towards a good position, they are only 1 point behind Liverpool in the 2nd position in the points table. And now they have a great chance to overtake Liverpool. And it is quite possible for Man City

Did you know that Man City has won the Premier League trophy 5 times in the last 6 years?  Man City know very well what kind of performance they need to apply at any given time. and they play very seriously in every match. no matter how much Liverpool occupies the 1st position in the points table. I think Man City have a chance to lift the trophy this year as per my prediction. Yes their opponent Brentford played well enough in today's match but with Man City's performance they couldn't defend themselves in the second half.