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Man City Mend the Gap

ESPN FC

ESPN

Sports, Soccer

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew react to Manchester City's 3-0 win over Brentford and explain how Pep Guardiola's side overcame a nervy start to the game. Plus, the guys look ahead to Arsenal's visit to West Ham and argue why they think the Gunners will win the Premier League this season. Plus, Ian Darke, Luis Garcia and Ale Moreno also preview tomorrow's ELCLASICO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back.

0:04.4

Mom!

0:05.0

Up the stairs for something.

0:07.8

Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.

0:12.0

Mom, what's for dinner?

0:13.6

Chop, sizzle, done.

0:17.1

Hello, fresh, can't slow life down, but it makes bringing everyone together around the table a whole lot easier.

0:23.6

So it's phones down, forks up.

0:25.6

Hello Fresh, bring back dinner time.

0:28.6

Hello.

0:29.6

Welcome in to the latest edition of ESPN FC. I'm Dan Thomas shown by Craig Burley and Shaka. Here's like we'll kick things off in the Premier League, Manchester City, taking on Brentford. Not really too much report in the first half. Although Brentford fans won in Nunez sent off, Shadha. What did you think? Yeah, early on, there was a coming together between Nunez and Shara. I thought Shada's first touch to let him down. I was okay with the no-call.

0:56.0

City would kick on in second half. Another great goal from Doeco, Harland and Mamouche, making it 3-0. For more on this, let's all come in, Frank Leberth. Craig, you hit the nail on the head. This was not a 3-0 win for City. Well, it was a three-no win, but it didn't feel like a three-no.

1:10.8

Yeah, no, no.

1:11.4

Something with that.

1:12.4

And as I said, before they got on the like a 3-0. Yeah, no, no.

1:11.6

And as I said, before they got on the score sheet, it looked like, you know, Tiago could have put Brentford ahead. I thought Brentford would, and we were talking on yesterday's show, I thought Brentford would have been a little bit more front foot and a little bit more open, more open but they were not. They were, they did open up in the second half, but they were more

1:27.7

resolute, they defended deeper and that made second half, but they were more resolute,

1:28.5

they defended deeper, and that made it difficult for City, who were taking all these touches again. You know, and Cherokee was guilty today, got taken off, but there was no space to operate, and it felt like City were almost trying to walk it in, and it took Docu once again to do so, I'm a little bit special, albeit he got a better luck with the bad pass,

1:45.2

it came back to him, but the finish was fantastic. who once again to do so I'm a little bit special albeit he got a bit of luck with the bad pass

1:45.1

it came back to him but the finish was

1:46.7

fantastic and that sort of got them off and running

1:50.0

then obviously Highland bundles one and Mermush

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