Defensive mistakes cost Brentford vs Man City as Rico Henry shines for Thomas Frank's side

It was another defeat for Brentford yesterday evening as they went down to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City, who went 12 points clear at the top of the league as a result.

Goals from Riyad Mahrez and Kevin de Bruyne proved enough to give Pep Guardiola's side victory over a Bees side, who did not disgrace themselves by any means.

Unsurprisingly, they had to do a lot of defending in the first half and it looked like they would go into the break on level terms, but Mads Roerslev gave away a penalty five minutes before the interview which Mahrez converted.

It was harsh on Thomas Frank's side who defended with their lives, but were ultimately beaten by a better team with too much quality. Here are some of the talking points from last night's clash in Manchester.

Whilst City were the better side, the manner of both their goals would have frustrated Thomas Frank to a tee. Mahrez's penalty was courtesy of Raheem Sterling's burst of acceleration, in which the winger had too much speed for Roerslev who ended up taking him down, leaving referee Darren England little choice but to point to the spot.

Brentford had to weather the storm with Joao Cancelo going close, but Guardiola's side were gifted their second goal. Raya played a goal-kick straight to Sterling, who initially saved his effort but the rebound fell to Kevin de Bruyne who finished with aplomb to all but confirm City's victory. That will have served as a harsh lesson to Frank and Brentford who were still in the contest at the time.

One player who can certainly hold his head high is Rico Henry. The left-back was magnificent and arguably Brentford's best player on the night. He was up against Mahrez and certainly held his own against the Algerian; he came close