Pep Guardiola emphasized that Manchester City must earn qualification for the Champions League and underscored the need for better performance following their 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest. Despite fielding key players like Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne, City struggled with creativity, managing only three on-target shots from 14 attempts. Guardiola pointed out that their slow play hindered their chances, praising Forest's strong defense and marking the importance of upcoming games as they still have ten fixtures left to determine their fate in the league.
We have to play better. It [Champions League qualification] will not come from the sky. Of course, the situation is what it is. Ten games left, next Saturday against Brighton and after we will see what happens.
It was a tight game. At the end, one action on a transition, we missed a pass, and they did a transition and scored.
We were a little slow in our process. We struggled to make chances but I always give credit to the opponent because they defended really well.
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