Manchester City's manager Hails Haaland and Gianluigi Donnarumma as Outstanding After Victory Over Brentford FC

Pep Guardiola expressed gratitude that his team boasts Erling Haaland scoring and the Italian goalkeeper stopping them, following a win at Brentford's ground that came with another fitness issue for Rodri.

Haaland's Remarkable Form

"We possess an incredible striker and goalkeeper," stated the coach, with Haaland's early goal turning out to be the winning one. Haaland's current form are approaching the standards of City's 2022-23 season, as the No 9 has found the net in 9 consecutive matches. "He's the best," added his boss. "During the year of the treble, he notched – what? – 50 million goals In my view he's part of the club now, he's settled. He believes now that this is his home."

The Keeper's Crucial Intervention

On Donnarumma's decisive stop from Igor Thiago, Guardiola said: "He began to perform at the top level at seventeen. When they told me he's 26 it's like he's had decades playing football. His composure, his presence. With clubs who play good you face a single chance and he succeeded today. A one-on-one situation."

Guardiola's Landmark Accomplishment

Pep achieved the individual milestone of 250 Premier League wins, surpassing Ferguson and Arsène Wenger in reaching that number in a record three hundred and forty-nine games. "I'll treat them to a good dinner, perhaps not in Manchester, in a warmer place," he remarked of those legendary coaches. "Or in the city. It's an honor and a privilege to be in the league's history. I offer thanks to the club and the players and the staff I worked with. We achieved it faster and faster. Next let's go for another 250 games more."

Rodri's Fitness Setback

Regarding Rodri's muscle problem, the latest setback after a cruciate knee injury last season, the manager commented: "I'd prefer to have him every three days but after one year it occurs all the time, it is so demanding. That is why we tried to be cautious, use him for an hour or so but it cannot happen more."

Brentford's Response

Keith Andrews, was pleased that his team got better after City's opening period control to threaten until the full-time signal. "Our aim to do is bring a squad together, a club united, after so many changes," he stated. "In my opinion it's developing. I believe you could see that in the later stages performance today against elite rivals."