Erling Haaland breezily lifts Man City after John Stones flashback

Manchester City have certainly worn some eye-catching gear to matches in recent years and nobody would have batted an eyelid if they had walked out of the City Ground wearing gloves and balaclavas.

The Forest centre-back was no more than that from City's goal when the ball bounced for him as Ederson capped off a dismal half by dropping a simple ball in injury time. The defender's eyes lit up and he flicked up a leg, only for the ball to somehow lift as high as the bar and as it flicked the woodwork it carried on its trajectory out of play.

By then, City had taken the lead as Gvardiol scored his third goal in five games having registered zero in his first 32 appearances for the Blues. Guardiola turned and pointed to set piece coach Carlos Vicens after the Croatian headed in a corner to inflict more pain on a team who had conceded more than any other from dead balls.

As well as what a week, what a month and what a season City have had. Football can be a funny old game - City played much better here last year and drew in a result that left many thinking they would never catch Arsenal in the league - but it is never simply about 90 minutes. Brighton had been picked out by Guardiola as the dangerous fixture to watch in the remaining games, only for that hurdle to be cleared with ease in a 4-0 midweek thumping on the south coast. This match had danger written all over it though, coming only three days later and against a team fighting for their lives at the bottom end of the table.

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