Nottingham Forest compounded Manchester City’s woes as their hopes for the Champions League continued to dash with a 1-0 win after Callum Hudson-Odoi’s deciding goal.
Manchester City has a disappointing run as this loss makes it their ninth league loss, diminishing their top-four finish.
City has always been confident of making it to the Champions League under head coach Pep Guardiola, but they now find themselves in a confused state.
Chelsea, which is currently in fifth place of the Premier League table and just a point behind Manchester City, could surpass them after defeating Leicester City on Sunday. Manchester City could earn a place in the Champions League if it finishes fifth, depending on the European performances of English teams.
Nottingham Forest currently sits in third place and stays four points ahead of City, moving closer to a historic win in the Champions League since winning the last time in 1980-81.
Fans at the match paid their tribute to a former player, Stuart Pearce, who was recently admitted into the hospital, with a “Get Well Soon” message shown to the sky in the third minute.
City has now shown a poor performance again, which shows that they continue to struggle, leaving them with a lot of work to do in the final matches of the season.
