Pep Guardiola shouts ‘Come on you Irons’ as he urges West Ham to disrupt Arsenal’s Premier League title charge

Pep Guardiola shouted “Come on you Irons” as he urged West Ham to slow Arsenal’s title charge after Manchester City kept up the pressure with a 3-0 win over Brentford.

Following goals from Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland, and Omar Marmoush, Guardiola concluded his post-match press conference with a pointed "Come on you Irons," ahead of Arsenal’s upcoming game at the London Stadium on Sunday.

City’s win, which saw them initially appear unsettled against a Brentford side with European ambitions, was ignited by Doku’s superb curled opener on the hour mark.

This breakthrough allowed City to assert dominance, with Haaland bundling in a second before setting up Marmoush for a late third goal.

The result places City just two points adrift of Arsenal.

While a recent 3-3 draw at Everton means his side no longer dictates their own destiny, Guardiola expressed his enjoyment of another thrilling title race and the potential for a treble, a stark contrast to finishing 13 points behind Liverpool in the previous season.

“I love to be here again,” he said. “We finish second again this season minimum so I love it. I didn’t enjoy last season and that moment when we were fighting to qualify for the Champions League was so difficult.

“But the Carabao Cup is in our pocket and the FA Cup Final at Wembley is the most beautiful day of the season and I love it.”

Doku, who scored twice at Everton on Monday, was once again City’s leading light. He terrorised Brentford right-back Michael Kayode and his superbly struck goal was key in opening up the game.

“This season he made a step forward that players must do to try to do better and better and it belongs absolutely to him, the confidence,” said Guardiola. “In good teams you always need people up front – not just Erling, attacking midfielders and wingers need to make actions like that to win games.”