Brentford host of Manchester Opposition for the second successive weekend in the hope of relying on the 3-1 defeat of United.
Keith Andrews took a decent start after replacing Thomas Frank and the bees were a good value for money for their victory over the men of Ruben Amorim.
City attracted 2-2 to Monaco in the middle of the week, but beat Burnley 5-1 during his last outing in the Premier League.
