🔗 Share this article The Bees Face Manchester City in Top-Flight Clash Live Updates Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola commented on his squad's early campaign form: “Our development can be stronger, interpreting the rival's moves, areas to exploit, the impression we are establishing, the rhythm and pace that's impressive and our offense smoother with greater consistency, we can perform certain plays that can be improved, and I appreciate that.” Rival Coach Acclaim Brentford manager Keith Andrews spoke about Guardiola's impact: “He is arguably the finest tactician of the last 15 years; the way he's coached football, his impact on the way the game is perceived and executed with multiple clubs and internationally.” Team Sheets Brentford Team: The Keeper, Defender, van den Berg, Backline, Kayode, Midfielder, Midfield, Midfield, Wingback, Forward, Striker Substitutes: Carvalho, Henry, Midfielder, Jensen, Forward, Onyeka, Winger, Defender, Valdimarsson Manchester City Starting XI: Goalkeeper, Nunes, Center-Back, Gvardiol, Fullback, Midfielder, Savinho, Reijnders, Attacker, Bobb, Haaland Bench: Defender, Attacker, Doku, González, Midfielder, Midfield, Playmaker, Stones, Trafford Match Preview Welcome to live updates of this Premier League game between The Bees and Manchester City at their home ground. This showdown showcases the clash of the strikers. For the home side stands Thiago. Up until Antoine Semenyo's heroics against Fulham, the Brazilian was among the top scorers in the division with a quartet of strikes in six appearances. He’s remarkably efficient with an impressive strike rate, shown by his initial strike against Manchester United illustrated. In the blue corner is Erling Haaland. Haaland has been Manchester City's brightest spark this season. He has netted 17 goals in 10 games for City and Norway and continues doing Haaland things. He’s never scored at this venue previously so he’ll be keen to open his account. Victory for the home team would secure back-to-back successes against both Manchester clubs. For Guardiola, today is a chance to achieve number 250 English league success as City head coach. Three points would see him become the fastest manager to accomplish this record with a single English top-flight side. Kick off is at 4:30pm.