It’s been a weekend of twists in the title race – and there’s plenty of time for more.
If there were ever a side Man City would want to face to take advantage of a Liverpool slip-up, Brentford wouldn’t be too near the top of the pile.
The Bees’ record against big sides at the Gtech is pretty impressive, and they have had an odd hoodoo over Pep Guardiola’s side – remember, they were the only team to do the double over them three seasons ago.
Of course, that was a different time. But if last weekend’s win over Man Utd is anything to go by, perhaps the Keith Andrews era isn’t that different from his predecessor Thomas Frank…
Rodri is fit for Man City's trip to Brentford on Sunday, despite coming off during the Champions League draw at Monaco on Wednesday night.
The Spain midfielder - who is still building up after his long injury layoff - has trained and boss Pep Guardiola says his players came through the Monaco game unscathed.
"He trained after. Looks good," said Guardiola. "Everybody finished without problems. Yeah, fine."
Man City are on a six-game unbeaten run and boss Pep Guardiola says while they have improved "a lot" over that time, the room to get even better is what excites him.
"The most thing that makes me happy, is it feels like the margin [to] improve. I love that feeling. The feeling that 'I think we can do better'," he said.
"The feeling we're creating again the tempo, the pace that is really good rhythm so we can attack a little more fluid, a little more consistent."
Sky Sports News' Eleanor Roper at the Brentford training ground:
Coming off the back of a brilliant win over Manchester United, Brentford are preparing to host Manchester City this weekend.
While Keith Andrews describes it as a nice week, he says they’re not getting too carried away with the result.
Igor Thiago a big talking point as you’d expect. He scored twice in the opening twenty minutes for Brentford last weekend.
Andrews is full of praise for the way he’s carried himself whilst coming back from injury and whilst it’s great that he’ll be full of confidence following last weekend, the responsibility for goal scoring can’t fall solely on his shoulders.
The club know that City provide a tougher test but Andrews seems excited about the challenge. He’s relaxed in his new role as head coach and seems to be really enjoying it.
Asked about coming up against head coach heavyweight Pep Guardiola he says, ultimate respect is the understatement.
Brentford head coach Keith Andrews has more than the “ultimate respect” for Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola as he plots to overcome “the best manager of the last 15 years” at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday.
Former Republic of Ireland international Andrews stepped up from his set-piece coach role with the Bees in the summer following Thomas Frank’s departure for Tottenham.
It has been a steep learning curve for the 45-year-old, whose side have lost three of their opening six league games but returned to form with an impressive home victory over Manchester United last weekend.
Andrews knows his fledgling career in the dugout will face the sternest of tests when he goes up against Guardiola, a man he feels has “changed the way the game is perceived”.
The Bees boss said: “I don’t know many who wouldn’t have taken inspiration from such an innovative manager.
“He has probably been the best manager of the last 15 years in the modern era – the way he has coached the game, the way he has changed the way the game is perceived and played at different clubs and in different countries.
“I have come through my coaching journey and coaching courses, and his name was pretty prevalent throughout those.
“To say I have ultimate respect for him is an understatement.”