Manchester City 3-0 Brentford result, stats and report

Nottingham Forest produced a stunning 3-1 victory over Manchester City at the City Ground, with Liam Delap scoring twice to cap a performance built on defensive grit and clinical finishing that left City's 78% possession utterly meaningless.

Manchester City took all three points from Leipzig in a scrappy, compelling Champions League contest that finished 3-2, with Enzo Fernández, Erling Haaland and a Castello Lukeba own goal doing the damage. Leipzig competed hard but their defensive basics let them down when it mattered.

Two of Europe's heavyweights meet at the Nou Camp on Tuesday night. Barcelona look sharp but leaky. City arrive with something to prove. This one will be decided by basics.

Manchester City arrive at the Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday evening with two wins from two against this opponent. Brentford have shown they can compete with the big sides this season, but history is not on their side.

Arsenal arrive at the Gtech Community Stadium in ferocious form, but Brentford have the attitude and the home record to make this uncomfortable. Can the Bees compete?

James Trafford has admitted that being frozen out of Manchester City's starting XI last season left him ringing family to cope, confirming his mental wellbeing was the decisive factor behind his £45m summer move to Leeds United.

Elliot Anderson returns to the City Ground leading the Premier League in fouls won and ranking top-three for duels, passes and touches, proof his £116m Manchester City move has paid off through control rather than goals. Meanwhile Nottingham Forest, the club that sold him, have failed to score in their first four home games, a historic low shared by only four other top-flight sides.

Oliver Glasner insists his post-Brentford outburst was a deliberate attempt to force change at Nottingham Forest, not a breakdown. With Forest 19th in the Premier League and the club on course for a sixth manager since last season, Saturday's clash with Manchester City will be the first real test of whether the gamble pays off.