Pep Guardiola admits he is disappointed with his Manchester City side after they gave up a 2-0 lead to draw with Brentford.
The Premier League champions were well in control with 10 minutes to go in the match, thanks to a Phil Foden brace.
A win would have marked four in a row for Guardiola’s men following their worst run under the Spaniard.
But a late rally from the Bees prevented the visitors from taking all three points.
Yoane Wissa pulled one back after Nathan Ake failed to deal with a deep cross in the box and Christian Norgaard headed home deep into stoppage time to level the scores at 2-2.
Bryan Mbeumo should have won it for the hosts with the last kick of the game, but for a goal-line clearance from Ake.
FULL-TIME | A draw at Brentford 🤝
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 14, 2025
Speaking after the match, Guardiola said: “We’re a bit disappointed but at 2-0 up we didn’t manage to hold on to the lead and unfortunately we couldn’t close the game.
“Today we didn’t take the right decisions in the final third. I had the feeling that we didn’t take the right decisions in the final third to close the game.
“With the absence of the central defenders, Rodri, with many things, we are not [at our best] and we didn’t take the right decisions. It’s fine, it’s not a good place to come. Unfortunately, we couldn’t win, it is what it is.
“We have to manage a little bit better but today was not bad.”
Next up for City is a trip to Ipswich, where former striker Liam Delap will come up against his old team for the first time.
