'Come on you Irons': Pep Guardiola urges West Ham to do Man City title race favour against Arsenal | OneFootball

Man City boss showed his support for Hammers ahead of crunch Arsenal clash

Pep Guardiola urged West Ham to slow Arsenal’s title charge on Sunday after watching Manchester City keep up the pressure with a 3-0 win over Brentford.

After City won with goals from Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush, Guardiola wrapped up his post-match press conference by making a crossed-arms gesture and saying “Come on you Irons” ahead of Arsenal’s trip to the London Stadium.

City had looked nervy against a Brentford side chasing their own European dreams, but after the in-form Doku curled in a peach of an opener on the hour mark, City turned up the heat as Haaland bundled in a second and then teed up Marmoush for a late third.

The win puts City two points behind Arsenal and, although his side are no longer in control of their destiny after Monday’s 3-3 draw at Everton, Guardiola is loving the thrill of another title race and a possible treble after his side finished 13 points adrift of Liverpool last term.

Doku, who scored twice at Everton on Monday, was once again City’s leading light. He terrorised Brentford right-back Michael Kayode and his superbly struck goal was key in opening up the game.

“This season he made a step forward that players must do to try to do better and better and it belongs absolutely to him, the confidence,” said Guardiola. “In good teams you always need people up front – not just Erling, attacking midfielders and wingers need to make actions like that to win games.”