Pep gives glowing Frank assessment

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was full of praise for the way Brentford took the game to the champions and gave his side an early scare, before the hosts came from behind to win and top the English Premier League on Sept 14.

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Thomas Frank's visitors attacked straight after kick-off and scored in 22 seconds - the quickest English top-flight goal so far this season - before Erling Haaland's double secured a 2-1 win.

Brentford gave City all sorts of trouble in the opening period on the counter-attack which led to Guardiola making changes at the break that pegged the visitors back in their own half.

"I am a big fan of Thomas Frank," the City boss said. “I don't remember in eight or nine years having a team playing the way they played. We were lucky with the deflection (for Haaland's first goal) because they deserved 1-0 (lead).