Dango Ouattara and Marcus Tavernier were also on target.

In a one-sided first half, Brentford scored after four minutes, had two goals disallowed and hit a post.

Chris Wood netted his 18th goal of the season at Craven Cottage but it was not enough for Forest.

The only concern for City was an injury to Erling Haaland in the closing stages but the Norwegian was able to walk from the field.

Merino scored two late goals for Arsenal at Leicester.

The boss is targeting improved performances with his team in the bottom half.

Spurs and Manchester United both languish in the bottom half of the table after difficult winter periods.

The two underperforming Premier League sides go toe-to-toe in north London on Sunday.

The Reds go into the weekend seven points clear of Arsenal with 14 games to go.

England have lost their last four Test matches against Scotland, who have never won the fixture five times in a row.

The Italian has reached a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency.

City achieved the historic haul as they clinched the first of Guardiola’s six Premier League titles in 2017-18.

Third-placed Nottingham Forest are away at Fulham in the games which are just underway with Manchester City taking on Newcastle at the Etihad.

A makeshift front-line failed to work for the Gunners until Merino came off the bench at Leicester.

The Liverpool boss and his assistant confronted the match officials while both teams are charged with failing to control their players and staff.

The Blues suffered another heavy defeat at Brighton thanks to Kaoru Mitoma’s eye-catching opener and Yankuba Minteh’s double.

As Mortimer reflected on what he has seen so far, he said the new rules would have benefitted him if he was still playing.

Next Thursday marks a year since Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed his deal to become minority owner of United.

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has not featured for Spurs since a 4-0 win at Manchester City on November 23rd.

The Switzerland defender will miss “eight to 10 weeks”.