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Archive photo · 1 August 2023Nottingham Forest Beat Manchester City 3-1 As Liam Delap Scores Twice
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Liam Delap scored twice as Nottingham Forest defeated Manchester City 3-1. Manchester City suffered a third consecutive Premier League defeat.
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Forest expose City
Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1 at the City Ground on Saturday, with Liam Delap scoring twice after Jair Cunha opened the scoring in the sixth minute. Enzo Maresca said City “didn't match [Forest's] intensity or win duels or second balls” in the first half, and he added “We tried to react at 2-0 but it's too late.”
BBC Sport described Josko Gvardiol giving the ball away for Jair Cunha to open the scoring in the sixth minute, and it said City then suffered a third straight Premier League loss. FotMob said City entered the international break six points behind leaders Arsenal after the defeat, and it said Forest lifted themselves to 16th in the table while the result dropped Manchester United into the relegation zone.
Injuries and criticism
Enzo Maresca revealed that Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol were substituted because of injuries during City’s 3-1 loss to Nottingham Forest, and he said “Both asked for a change.” Danny Murphy accused Manchester City of arrogance after the defeat, and he told BBC Sport, “I thought City's performance was poor in terms of mentality.”
Steve Stone told BBC Radio 5 Live that “the line is disjointed” and that “the full-backs were very wide,” arguing Forest played through City “every time.” Maresca said City needed to analyse why intensity was low, and he insisted “No panic” after City scored once but conceded again in transition.
Appeal and what next
Manchester City’s title hopes looked slimmer as the club lodged an appeal after being found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules, and the process was described as ongoing with potential sanctions not yet known. BBC Sport said City head into the international break searching for answers after the 3-1 loss and that Arsenal’s clean sheet earlier in the day kept City six points behind the champions.
Manchester City’s next league match was set for home to Fulham on Saturday 21 November at 12:30 UK time, before a trip to Arsenal on Sunday 29 November. The False 9 said Nottingham Forest’s three goals all started with a City mistake, and it said Maresca replied “I need to analyse that” when asked why the intensity was low.
