Manchester City 1 Nottingham Forest 3: Enzo Maresca's team's weaknesses ruthlessly exposed at The City Ground

Manchester City suffered a 3-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest at The City Ground, losing their third straight Premier League match. Enzo Maresca made three changes to the starting lineup after the midweek win over RB Leipzig, bringing in Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol and Jeremy Doku, while Nico O’Reilly, Matheus Nunes and Phil Foden dropped out. The loss exposed City’s defensive vulnerabilities, with individual errors repeatedly punished by Forest. Jair Cunha scored at 6 minutes after dispossessing Josko Gvardiol, and Liam Delap doubled Forest’s lead on the break at 18 minutes. Delap added a third in the second half at 73'. Maresca’s side also used Abdukodir Khusanov at right-back and midfield with Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernandez and Rayan Cherki.