Manchester City moved two points behind Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table and boosted their goal difference as three second-half goals clinched a big win over Brentford.

The victory keeps the pressure on Arsenal ahead of their game against West Ham at the London Stadium on Super Sunday, and means they are only one goal behind the leaders on goal difference.

Brentford were aggrieved by several refereeing decisions that went against them, the first of which saw Matheus Nunes cleared by VAR after a last-man challenge on Kevin Schade which sent the Brentford forward tumbling to the ground.

Later in a tense first half, a prone Bernardo Silva was only booked for hitting out at the leg of Brentford defender Nathan Collins with his arm. Brentford had a penalty appeal turned down in the second half after another coming together between Nunes and Schade.

Brentford gave City some awkward moments in the first period and had a chance to go in front early in the second when Igor Thiago shot too close to Gianluigi Donnarumma when played in behind, but City soon overwhelmed them, racking up 25 shots to the visitors' four.

Doku's superb strike, his fourth in three games in all competitions, opened the floodgates, with Haaland then flicking home his 26th of the season in the Premier League following a goalmouth scramble before teeing up substitute Marmoush in stoppage time.

Phil Foden, another substitute, also had chances to get on the scoresheet but was twice denied by Caoimhin Kelleher.

The result keeps Manchester City's title hopes alive while denting Brentford's European aspirations. Keith Andrews' side now sit outside the European places in eighth with two games to play.