Manchester City face fresh injury worries after Forest defeat

Manchester City lost 1-3 to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground and left with two more injury worries. Marc Guéhi and Joško Gvardiol both emerged from the Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City game with concerns, on top of a result that made it Manchester City's third straight Premier League defeat.

The injury concerns

Enzo Maresca said Guéhi asked to come off because of an injury problem in the first half, while BBC reporting described the issue as a hip complaint. Gvardiol was replaced at half-time, and Maresca said he had carried a small issue during the week. That is enough to give City an unwelcome fitness check before the international break.

The concern is not only that both players had to come off, but that City could be counting the cost in two different ways. Guéhi has been one of their steadier performers this season, with a 7.13 rating, while Gvardiol has started 10 Premier League games. Losing both in the same afternoon is a messy outcome, even before the club turns back to its league schedule.

City's league slump

The defeat also adds to an ugly spell in the league. City have now lost three Premier League games in a row, with their last five results reading LLLWL. They still sit second with 21 points from 10 league games, so this is not a collapse down the table, but the form is poor enough to keep pressure on the squad and staff.

The margin for error is thinner now, especially with more questions around availability after Forest. City still have the league position to stay in the title race, but the next few days are about recovery as much as repair.