EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | Brentford 2-2 Man City | Foden scores two in CRAZY game!

And so after three victories in a row, can we say for sure that City have finally turned the corner? We will know a great deal more about that following tonight's game at Brentford. Only the leaders Liverpool have a better home record than the Blues opponents. And so they represent a really tough proposition and a genuine indicator as to whether City are indeed returning to their best form. Well, the City players tonight are wearing a black armband in memory of the former City captain and manager, Tony Bourke, who sadly passed away at the age of 90. A genuine City legend. Well, it's won back by Kovacic and it goes to Bernardo Silva, but he's beaten to it by Wisse. Wisse has Kovacic behind him and eventually they get a nice ball out to Damsgaard and they prod it on to Mbombo. Mbombo down the right side. There's a counter-attack building here. Mbombo into the penalty area. He's worked it on to his strong left foot. He hits it towards the near post and it's tipped round by Ortega. Excellent play by Mbombo. Now then City with plenty forward, about 30 metres from goal. Foden has gone away from goal. Plays it out wide to De Bruyne. De Bruyne into Foden again. Foden in the penalty area. Foden back to De Bruyne once more. De Bruyne's cross is charged down. Ake wins it back. Plays it on to De Bruyne. De Bruyne inside left position, trying to get across him with his left foot. Up towards Haaland who's headed it wide. First chance wasn't an easy one. In fact, he did well just to reach it. It was a drilled cross from De Bruyne. It was beyond the far post and it would have taken something quite remarkable to put it in the net. Pops the ball out to Matias Nunez. Taken down really nicely by Matias Nunez. On it goes to Foden. Now there's a counter-attack and De Bruyne has played a magical ball. And Matias Nunez is through on goal. Matias Nunez. Oh my goodness. He came back onto his left foot. Tried a little drag back to maybe guide the ball beyond the goalkeeper. But before he could shoot, the ball was taken off him. What a chance and what a ball from De Bruyne. Ball goes wide to Matias Nunez. He's in the left wing position. On it goes to Guardiola, up towards Bernardo Silva. And it's headed out for a corner to City. City's second corner after the clearing header by Lewis Potter. City have taken the corner short. De Bruyne to the edge of the area. Shooting chance for Kovacic. It's gone wide. He hits it flat and low. Maybe not with the right power. Probably dragged it a touch. It's wide of the post. Ball's with Savino. Savino drives forward. Gets across the halfway line at pace. Keeps on going, Savino. He's all the way into the penalty area. And he's put it against the post. What a run from Savino. It started off near enough on the halfway line, but he kept on going. And suddenly, he paced away from everyone. Hit it wide of Flecken against the inside of the post. And then it went to safety. Bernardo Silva has the ball centrally in the middle of the City half. On it goes to De Bruyne. De Bruyne rides a challenge. Plays it across to Akanji. Akanji driving forward. He's getting towards the edge of the final third. On it goes to Matheus Nunes. Cross comes in. Haaland rises! Oh, straight at Flecken. Great cross. Haaland pulled off his marker, but headed it too close to Flecken. What a chance, but not snaffled. It's got to be offside. Why is the flag not going up? It's still not going up. Brent van Avermaet on the edge of the area. And Damsgaard scored. And now the flag goes up. I just don't know why it took so long. You looked offside all the way. The flag then went up. One Damsgaard put it in the net. But surely there was an offside here. Let's just check. Oh, he's a mile up. He's a mile up. I just don't understand why they didn't give it. They waited until the ball was in the net before they put the flag up. You have to say that why that flag didn't go up earlier, I'm not so sure. But anyway, on it goes. Haaland's got it on halfway. Savino now. Savino in the centre circle. Plays it out wide to De Bruyne. De Bruyne in the right wing position. Cross comes in. What a chance! Foden! City strike! Brilliant ball in. Of course it was a brilliant ball in. We expect nothing less from the king of assists. De Bruyne's cross. Foden's finish against the club that he scores every time he's here. He's done it again. City 1, Brentford 0. Phil Foden. One of his favourite grounds to visit, you have to say, is this stadium. He scored here with a hat-trick last season and a 3-1 win, and he scored in December of 2021. But out comes Umbomo, and he's got the ball across the face! And Whistler's blocked on the line by a combination of Ake and Vardio. Brilliant from City's defenders again. It was a wonderful piece of play from Brentford. Umbomo was scampering forward, out came Ortega, he couldn't get to him. Umbomo rounded him, and the next thing you knew, there was two players on the line to prevent Whistler from tapping it in. Brilliant from Ake, who got there just in front of Vardio. Claudius as well for Vardio. Tell you what, City are defending well, and they're having to. Savino gives chase and got to him. Savino emerges with it, and Savino's away down the left! And City might get a second here. Savino hits it right at Flecken, and Foden on the rebound! Savino hit it, Flecken couldn't hold it. It fell for Foden, and Foden with a shrug of the shoulders, clobbers it in. City 2, Brentford 0, Foden once again at the GTEC Community Stadium. Foden shrugging his shoulders, because he's not sure if it was he or De Bruyne that hit it at the moment, but calling it Foden's second goal. Norgard helps it into the gap for Yarmouluk. It's on the right edge of the penalty area. Backwards it goes to Vandenberg, wide to Sharder on this near side. Sharder on the edge of the City penalty area, cuts inside, tries the shot, and blocked by a Kanji. Dansgaard picks it up, far side, Bernardo Silva can't reach it, and well, it's a goal. Whistler's tucked it in, the ball came back into the box, it cut out two City players in one moment, both of them stood there, and it just had to be helped in by Whistler. It was a really bizarre moment, and it's game on at the GTEC Community Stadium, and City suddenly are from 2-0 up to 2-1 up. It's in the possession of Lewis Potter, takes on Matias Lunez, tries to get to the byline, City win it back, and then there's a bit of acting from Lewis Potter. Ball goes forward to de Bruyne, on it goes to Gundogan, lovely first-time ball to Savinio, and he's got Haaland to his left, Savinio keeps on coming, Savinio! Good save by Flecken, Haaland made a brilliant run to his left, took a defender with him, and then the bending shot from Savinio tucks round the post, what a half of football this has been. Forward come Brentford with Henry, Henry in the left-wing position. Back it goes to Damsgaard, Damsgaard's ball to the far side, headed away by Kvardia, picked up on the far side though. Brentford still in the attacking area of the pitch, cross comes in, brilliant goal from Norgaard! It's 2-2, Norgaard with a flicked header, and although Ortega got to it, he couldn't keep it out. 82-2, Brentford 2 in stoppage time, can you believe it? The cross in, Norgaard came across his man, flicked it towards the goal, it was said well almost clawed away by Ortega, but Norgaard's header makes it 2-2. It's been that kind of game, it really has. Now Wisse, and Wisse turns, and it's on to Damsgaard, and now it's on to Sharder, and Brentford are looking for a winning goal, and it might reach Mbammo! Mbammo! Off the line by Ake, I think it was going wide anyway, and then Kvardia clears it. This is an extraordinary game, foul on De Gruyne, we're in the 95th minute, I don't think it was going in anyway, but Ake cleared it from almost on the line, what a game of football.