Nottingham Forest 1-2 Manchester City
Premier League match report: Pep Guardiola’s side took the points to go top of the Premier League for a couple of hours at least, but were made to dig extremely deep against hosts who showed no fear in the face of their exalted opposition. Ben Fisher reports from the City Ground on a day when the memory of Forest legend John Robertson was celebrated by all present …
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Pep Guardiola: "Forest are an incredible team"
“All the kilos I won over Christmas time in weight, today I lost it,” says City’s head coach in an interview with TNT Sports. “I am fit again. What a team San Dyche has made again. That’s a really, really, really big three points.
“Forest are an incredible team, the way that they play they do it unbelievably. Igor wins all of the balls. They have a top quality team, This team was in the Champions League but for one or two games last season and now in European competitions. A fantastic team and tough place to come, and at winter time.
“We talked a lot about this in the last few days with the players. Winter time, at Nottingham Forest, you have to be there, there, there. Today if we are not ready then we do not win that game. The mentality was unbelievable, so really pleased again for the guys.”
