Phil Foden s first-half strike was enough as Manchester City beat Brentford 1-0 to extend their winning Premier League run to 10 matches and move eight points clear at the top.
The Citizens had scored 17 goals in their previous three league games but were made to work hard at the Brentford Community Stadium in their final game of 2021.
Kevin De Bruyne played in a teasing delivery for Foden to drill in the game s only goal after 16 minutes, with that match-winning moment arriving 56 seconds after Yoane Wissa had a header cleared off the line at the other end.
City had a couple of goals disallowed in the second half but moved further clear at the summit following Liverpool s loss to Leicester City on Tuesday and Chelsea s home draw with Brighton and Hove Albion …