Premier League reaction and Champions League build-up

After failing to convert a succession of chances he would normally snaffle without a thought in the draw against Chelsea at the weekend, Erling Haaland seemed like a man on a mission from the first whistle. In the opening minutes he dropped deep to collect possession, overhit a pass to Alvarez, chased after it himself, then, as Brentford tried to play out, bullied Sergio Reguilon off the ball by the touchline before charging towards the edge of the box and driving in a shot that Flekken saved.

Not long afterwards, the league's top scorer sent an acrobatic effort over the bar. While there may have been disappointment at not scoring on either occasion and understandable frustration at the limited number of sights at goal that followed as Brentford attempted to keep him quiet, there was always the sense that if anyone was going to break the deadlock it would be Haaland. Brentford defender Kristoffer Ajer - and Brentford - were unlucky in how the Norwegian got through.

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