One slip, that was all it took. For 70 minutes, Brentford had kept Erling Haaland quiet. For 70 minutes, Manchester City’s No 9 had barely had a kick. For 70 minutes, the champions were staring at the prospect of more dropped points in this tightly contested Premier League title race. And then, almost from nowhere, that great devourer of goals, that merciless punisher of mistakes screeched into view just as poor Kristoffer Ajer took a fateful stumble and suddenly all of Brentford’s hard work was undone by Haaland’s 22nd goal of the campaign.]]>
