It’s 250 not out in the Premier League for Pep Guardiola.He’s faster to the milestone victory than Arsene Wenger and even the great Sir Alex Ferguson – remarkable record for a remarkable manager and in many observer’s eyes the best of all-time.City’s win at Brentford brought up a stat which underlines Guardiola’s greatnessGettyThat is a debate for another day, probably long after the legendary Spaniard has retired from the dugout.What is indisputable is that this was a triumph built on City being able to grind their way to three points rather than on the free-flowing football than was the foundation for most of the previous 249.Even Erling Haaland’s ninth minute winner – already his 12th City goal of the season – was one of brute force as the big blond giant latched onto a ball over the top, before bullying his way into a shooting position and ramming his shot into the net.Initially, City threatened to run away with the game.Phil Foden rolled a shot wide of the post from an Oscar Bobb cut-back when he looked certain to find the bottom corner.Tijani Reijnders came even closer to doubling City’s lead with a power packed volley brilliant kept our by Caoimhin Kelleher.But that was as near as Guardiola’s sky blues came to rubber-stamping the win.After losing Rodri to another injury mid-way through the first half they were never quite the same team.Foden, one of City’s early stars of the season, started brightly but his flame quickly flickered out.Maybe it was the fact he had scored all six of City’s previous Premier League goals at the Gtech but more likely it was wanting to prove a point after being snubbed again by England and with time running out to secure his seat on the plane for next summer’s World Cup.Foden has two goals and two assists this seasonGettyEither way, Foden’s apparent desire to shoot every time he got within range of the Brentford penalty area will have frustrated Guardiola and the travelling City fans alike.For once, Foden had no sting up against the Bees.As Foden misfired, it was the likes of Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol who got City over the finishing line.Gianluigi Donnarumma again proved his worth by making one brilliant save to debt Igor Thiago one-on-one.Donnarumma’s sheet presence will be massive for City of they are to reel in league leaders Arsenal and champions Liverpool at the top of the table.So will the ability to win ugly, something they couldn’t do in Monaco in the Champions League in mid-week much to Haaland’s very public annoyance.Haaland’s solitary strike on nine minutes gave City the three pointsGettyAre City building around Haaland?This time there was no frown on the face of the goal-scoring freak, just a broad smile, and high fives between Dias and the Colossus Donnarumma.But how will Pep celebrate bringing up the 250? “I will take Ferguson and Wenger for dinner,” he joked to talkSPORT. That would be some round table.