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Leaders Man City go 12 points clear win over Brentford

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February 9, 2022 Manchester City's Raheem Sterling is fouled by Brentford's Mads Roerslev resulting in a penalty being awarded to Manchester City Action Images via Reuters

Manchester City stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League standings to 12 points after a comfortable 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday.

Brentford did a good job of keeping City at bay in the first half, and almost got to the interval without being breached, but conceded a soft penalty in the 40th minute, which Riyad Mahrez converted to give the champions the lead.

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