Before the game started, Manchester City first received a super good news!

At 23:30 on October 5, a focus battle will be staged in the seventh round of the new Premier League season. Manchester City will be a guest at the Blue Moon Army to challenge the powerful "Little Bee" Brentford.

After a brief downturn at the beginning of the season, Manchester City gradually regained its game form. In the last three rounds of the Premier League, they scored 7 points. The strong Gunner Arsenal encountered in that draw. At present, after six rounds of Premier League games, Manchester City has 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 10 points, temporarily ranking 7th in the Premier League standings, and only 5 points behind Liverpool.

This round is against Brentford, which is not very strong. It is undoubtedly another excellent opportunity for Manchester City to grab points. After 6 rounds in the first six rounds, Brentford has 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 7 points, temporarily ranking 13th in the Premier League standings. Past confrontation data shows that in the last four matches against Brentford, Manchester City won 3 and draw 1, and had never lost. Therefore, although Manchester City played away in this game, the chances of winning are still relatively large.

And just as this game is about to start, Manchester City has received another exciting and good news. According to the latest news from the Manchester Evening News, Rodri is expected to return from injury and is expected to play against Brentford this week. This is undoubtedly a timely help for Manchester City.

As we all know, Rodri's core value is first reflected in the "iron gate" attributes in the middle and backcourts. As an existence called "New Busquets" by Marca, Rodri ranked first in the Premier League midfield with 301 steals in the 2022-23 season, of which 73% of the success rate is an interception master. During Rodri's injury last season, Manchester City's midfield defense was significantly reduced, and his record plummeted, resulting in a failure in the Premier League and the Champions League. It can be seen how important he is to Manchester City.

Although Brentford is ranked in the middle, he is good at using counterattacks to create threats. Rodri's interception and sweep in the midfield is very important. In addition, on the offensive organization end, Rodri also has good passing organization skills, which is an important hub for Manchester City's offensive and defensive transformation. Rodri's 91% pass success rate and 178 passes in a single game in the 2022-23 season mean that he can control the rhythm of the game stably. Brentford's defense is poor, and Rodri's long pass dispatch can directly tear open the defense line and deliver "ammunition" to Haaland and others on the front line.

For Manchester City, who is eager to narrow the gap with Liverpool, Rodri's return from injury is no less than a timely help. The defensive hardness and organizational ability of this midfielder will greatly improve Manchester City's overall combat effectiveness. Originally, Manchester City had a great chance of winning against Brentford. Now, the game has not started yet, so we have such good news first. It seems that Manchester City's victory over Brentford in this game is completely stable.