Manchester City ended their winning streak with a draw against Brentford, as Pep Guardiola appeared to be improving the team’s performance in the Premier League. However, readers of the Manchester Evening News commented that they notice recurring issues that could be addressed by adding new players. City initially led 2-0 due to goals from Phil Foden but allowed Brentford to score twice in the final 15 minutes, resulting in a lost lead. Yoane Wissa reduced the deficit, but a header from Christian Norgaard in injury time dashed the chances of achieving three consecutive league victories. Guardiola pointed out mistakes by Josko Gvardiol and Stefan Ortega that contributed to the goals, but he later praised them after the match. He remarked, “What a great performance he had.” He had an amazing performance. We discussed one player’s performance, but it’s similar for Ortega – I mentioned how well he played, how well he passed to Erling, and how pleased I am with both of these players. “They placed many players in that position.” “We weren’t close because we were exhausted, and then Norgaard showed up,” Guardiola stated. “Our holding midfielders lack the necessary skills to defend against these kinds of balls because we currently have a different type of player.”
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