Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest to make it six wins from six despite Rodri red card

24.09.2023 - 07:33 thenationalnews.com

Manchester City maintained their 100 per cent Premier League record thanks to first-half goals from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Pep Guardiola's side were in total control after a scintillating first-half performance that saw England attacker Foden finishing off a tremendous team move before Haaland headed home his eighth goal in six games.

But what looked like being a routine win – and potential repeat of last season's 6-0 win in the same fixture – was made more complicated when Rodri was sent off just after half-time.

The Portuguese midfielder, who had played a key role in Foden's opener, was shown a red card for violent conduct by referee Anthony Taylor after putting his hands round the neck of Morgan Gibbs-White.

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