Man City's defensive frailties glaring at the City Ground 📉
The Premier League could be in for a shock finish on Saturday as Manchester City find themselves not one but two goals down against relegation battlers Nottingham Forest. But don't kid yourself, the ...
On Saturday, Manchester City found their defensive weaknesses glaring as they fell 2-0 to relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. The Premier League is in for an unexpected finish following this result.
Forest took the lead just six minutes into the match when centre-back Jair Cunha received the ball from Josko Gvardiol and scored unmarked. Just 10 minutes later, former Chelsea player Liam Delap capitalized on City's defense, striking the ball past goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma for the second goal.
This is the third consecutive Premier League game City have conceded within the first 11 minutes (Aston Villa and Brighton previously). They have now allowed 16 goals over their last eight games across all competitions, with their last clean sheet coming on October 11 against Liverpool.
In contrast, Forest hadn't scored at home in the Premier League for 167 days prior to this match. It has been 27 years since Nottingham Forest had a two-goal lead as quickly as they achieved today in England's top flight.
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