Phil Foden felt tiredness cost Manchester City against a physical Brentford side as the Blues threw away a two-goal lead in Tuesday night's Premier League draw.

Foden had netted twice in the second half to give Pep Guardiola's side the lead but Yoane Wissa pulled one back with eight minutes to play and Christian Norgaard levelled in the closing stages. It saw City drop two points and the Blues remain sixth in the top flight table with their mini winning revival ended.

Brentford were good value for a point even if City were in a winning position heading into the closing stages. And Foden felt the Bees' physical approach helped the home side claw their way back into the contest.

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Foden, speaking to TNT Sports, said: "We just looked tired at the end, the last 20, 30 minutes. We looked leggy and they put the pressure on and put longer balls into the box.

"We didn't cope with the physicality at the end. It's one of the toughest places to come and they give you different challenges. I was happy with the performance up until we went 1-0 up and then after that we let our performance slip and gave the ball away. It's something to learn from. They gave us a challenge today and we did the best we could."

Of City's form, Foden added: "It's definitely picked up from previously and performances are a lot better than they were. We've still got steps to go to where we want to be but as long as we keep making them small steps and improving, that's what we're aiming to do."