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  "id": 15238166,
  "title": "Haaland stars in Man City win, Liverpool beat Brentford",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/haaland-stars-in-man-city-win-liverpool-beat-brentford-15238166",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T16:35:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/soccer/world-soccer/haaland-stars-in-man-city-win-liverpool-beat-brentford/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Erling Haaland led Manchester City to a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Ipswich, marking their seventh consecutive Premier League win at the start of the season. Liverpool staged an impressive comeback to defeat Brentford 2-1, extending their lead at the top of the table. City currently sit six points clear of Arsenal, who can close the gap with a win at Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Despite recent financial rule breaches, City fans remained defiant at the Etihad Stadium, waving inflatable bananas to lighten the mood. Liverpool's victory came after Brentford defender Keane Lewis-Potter was sent off, while Liverpool's Alexander Isak added a crucial goal in the 70th minute.",
  "summary": "Brentford finished with nine men following Vitaly Janelt's second booking in stoppage-time.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Liverpool boosted by Alexander Isak and Dominik Szoboszlai returns for Brentford visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/liverpool-boosted-by-alexander-isak-and-dominik-szoboszlai-returns",
        "published": "2026-10-17T12:56:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "EPL: Man City beat Ipswich, Liverpool survive Brentford scare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/epl-man-city-beat-ipswich-liverpool-survive-brentford-scare",
        "published": "2026-10-17T18:06:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}