Haaland's off-day
Erling Haaland is one goal off becoming the Manchester City player with the most Premier League goals in a season, but that record was never in danger of being broken at Nottingham Forest. On the back of arguably his best all-round performance at Arsenal in the week, Haaland was given the man-to-man treatment by ex-Atletico Madrid defender Felipe at the City Ground and had to venture wide to get a sight of the ball. When it came to him in the box, he was uncharacteristically lax and a couple of chances went begging from a sloppy first touch.
In the second half, two minutes summed up Haaland's bump down to earth, as he got goalside of Joe Worrall and looked to set for a strike - but with the most minimal of touches to his shoulder, the striker flung himself to the floor instead. After Pep Guardiola earned a booking for his protests, Haaland looked to make amends when Phil Foden's shot was spilled, but took to long and lifted his rebound onto the bar. The follow-up from five yards almost found the top tier of the Bridgford End, and City were later made to pay for their wastefulness as Forest found their equaliser soon after.
