Manchester City throw away 2-0 lead as Nørgaard strikes late for Brentford

When Brentford missed their first couple of chances, Thomas Frank applauded his approval and encourage­ment. But they kept mis­sing them: by the end of the first half his head was in his hands; by the time Yoane Wissa somehow shot into Nathan Aké with the goal at his mercy and 20 minutes remaining he was prostrate, forehead pressed into the turf in supplication. Maybe ­someone was listening. Phil Foden had opened the ­scoring moments earlier, and shortly afterwards he tapped in the rebound ...