Erling Haaland compared Brentford's tactics to Tony Pulis' infamously direct Stoke City side after scoring the winner in a hugely physical contest.
Haaland's first-half strike was enough for Pep Guardiola's men to edge past Keith Andrews' side in a bruising encounter and the Norwegian spoke to Sky Sports about how he found the battle afterwards.
He said: 'It was a tough game, and reminded me of Stoke City with Rory Delap 15 years ago!
'They are huge and do throw-ins from the middle so of course it is not easy but it is about preparing for what is going to come and analysing well and we did.