"But it was Pep Guardiola's men who edged in front through a moment of individual quality from Cherki, who cut inside of Mikkel Damsgaard on the edge of the area before whipping a right-footed curler into the roof of the net. Brentford did, however, start strongly after the break but Kristoffer Ajer and Michael Kayode saw efforts saved by Trafford, before Phil Foden's snapshot brought a brilliant stop out of Valdimarsson soon after."
"Data Debrief: Savinho sends starting statement Guardiola made seven changes to the side that beat Crystal Palace in the Premier League last time out, and one of those brought in, Savinho, put a case forward for a regular starting spot after an excellent display here. Indeed, the Brazilian ended the contest with team-high totals for shots (four), successful dribbles (seven), touches in the opposition box (seven), and"
Manchester City progressed to the EFL Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Brentford, courtesy of Rayan Cherki's 32nd-minute curler and a Savinho strike 23 minutes from time. Oscar Bobb produced the game's first shot on target but later left the field injured, and a Mathias Jensen free-kick required a save from James Trafford. Abdukodir Khusanov received a yellow for a last-man foul on Kevin Schade. Brentford created chances after the break with efforts saved by Trafford and Hakon Valdimarsson. Guardiola made seven changes, and Savinho finished with team-high attacking statistics.
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