Brentford manager Keith Andrews has set the stage for a blockbuster Premier League showdown, as his side prepares to visit Pep Guardiola's Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 17:30 BST). With the Bees riding a wave of positive energy, Andrews shared some promising team news and a bold vision for the season's final stretch.

On the injury front, there's good news for Brentford fans. Vitaly Janelt is "a little bit closer" to full fitness after rejoining the squad last weekend, while experienced midfielder Jordan Henderson is set to feature following his own injury layoff. Left-back Rico Henry has returned to training on the grass, though he won't be available for tomorrow's clash. Andrews noted the squad has had a "really good week" with training buzzing with "really good energy."

When asked about the tantalizing prospect of pushing for a Champions League spot, Andrews kept his feet firmly on the ground. "We've got a lot of work to do over the next three games to put ourselves in a position of anything like that," he said. "The focus is on tomorrow first and foremost. We're obviously running out of games and we want to finish the season really well." He added with determination: "Tomorrow is going to be really difficult but we want to go and show what a good team we are."

Andrews also weighed in on City's dramatic 3-3 draw with Everton, offering a tactical insight into Guardiola's machine. "They're an amazing team. The way they play, how they can hurt you, the tweaks that Pep makes to unlock the opposition, and the level of top-quality players they have—you can see the quality of the finishes the other night. If it's not one player one week, it's a different player the next week." Still, he cautioned that lessons from that match might not apply directly: "I think you always learn things about the opposition, but I think it will be a completely different game."

As for the narrative that this game means more for title-chasing City than for mid-table Brentford, Andrews wasn't buying it. "But for us it's huge. There's only a few games left now, we've got our own agenda, we always have and we really want to push that." He concluded with a rallying cry: "It should be really difficult tomorrow, but we should be going there in a place where we have a level of confidence."