Ederson: Showed sensible caution not to dive in on O'Brien early on in the penalty area. Had little to do otherwise. 7 Walker: A much quieter night for him in the best way possible.
Ended up playing centre-back for another string to his bow. 7 Stones: Looked to have taken a goal off Haaland but made up for it by teeing up his hat-trick goal.
Composed on the ball. 8 Dias: Some solid work to clean up whenever Forest threatened to make it into the City third. 7 Cancelo: His best display of the season, linking up well with Bernardo Silva and smashing in a goal. 8 Rodri: One errant pass that had Guardiola's hands to his head in anguish but kept City aggressively on the front foot. 7 Gundogan: Restored to the centre of midfield and pushed up high to overwhelm the Forest defence, using the ball intelligently. 7 Bernardo: City fans rightly sang his name after an excellent showing from the right that was far too good for former Atletico defender Renan Lodi. 8 Alvarez: A terrific first Premier League start rewarded with two cracking goals.
Ran and ran and ran, determined to win the ball back or make an opening for his teammates. 9 Foden: He passed to Haaland for a goal, then did it again!