'How to stop Erling Haaland' by Thomas Frank, after Brentford shock Man City

Thomas Frank has revealed the secrets to stopping Erling Haaland, as Brentford became only the second Premier League to do it this season.

Only Bournemouth and Liverpool had stopped him getting the ball in the net and only Jurgen Klopp's side had stopped him getting a goal or assist in a game.

However, on Saturday afternoon, City continued the tradition of making sure anyone who had put the early kick off in their Saturday accumulator was left damning their decision making.

With the England forward's goal set up Manuel Akanji, Haaland was left scratching his head at the thought of a game where he hadn't been directly involved in a goal.

Following the match, Brentford boss Frank revealed it was all about stopping the supply to the big Norwegian.

"I really hoped they played Haaland because it’s only a really big win if you beat them with Haaland in the line up," the Dane said after the final whistle.

"We had a gameplan and it definitely succeeded. We tried to be aware of closing down [Kevin] De Bruyne, he had very few balls in dangerous areas.

"We were very aware of Haaland in the box and I think we only missed him once when he ran past Ben Mee - the whole team did fantastic but especially the three centre backs. Our performance was very impressive."

The England forward, who was in the Nations League squads last month but didn't make an appearance, appeared to send a message to the Three Lions boss.

Frank added that he thinks the win over City is the biggest in the Bees history, adding, "Maybe this is the single best result in the club’s history.

"It’s massive. For the fans, I’m so happy we’ve created another unbelievably magic moment for them.

"They had the ball more, more shots, but it was deserved. We are the bus stop in Hounslow against the best team in the world."