Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola cut a frustrated figure as he watched his side squander a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at Brentford in the Premier League on Tuesday.

A Phil Foden brace put City in the driving seat, but Yoane Wissa pulled one back in the 82nd minute and Christian Norgaard headed the equaliser in the second minute of injury time.

Guardiola said that with several key players missing through injury, City didn’t have the personnel to defend the type of balls they faced against Brentford.

“We have another type of player right now, and at the end we could not defend that situation,” Guardiola said.

“They put six, seven players in the box, crosses, and sometimes they are better, so there are more players, they are taller, they are stronger in (heading),” he added.

“What I missed today especially was that we didn’t take the right decision in the final third, in the actions where we could run, long balls we won and we could run, and in that moment we didn’t take the right decisions.

“I give credit to them, Brentford has always been a really, really tough opponent … they are an honest team, they are a generous team, I like the way they play, but today we created a lot.”

City, who are in sixth and 12 points behind leaders Liverpool, are next in action on Sunday when they travel to Ipswich Town.