"Yet Saturday's 2-1 win thanks to Rayan Cherki's late strike - their eighth consecutive victory in all competitions - continued City's momentum as they threaten to tip the title-race scales in their favour. They face a punishing nine games in January - including the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final with Newcastle and the conclusion of the Champions League group stage."
"Guardiola said: "It's more important how you suffer, how you defend, accept you're not playing good and can be better and be in the game, otherwise there is no chance. That game last season was lost 10 for 10. "For a long time the team has wanted to do it and it's the last game of the first leg of the season, so it's good to finish with an important three points."
"They were frustrated by Forest and bullied by centre-backs Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo to the extent Erling Haaland barely had a sniff. Gianluigi Donnarumma was wound up by the imperious Milenkovic, while Josko Gvardiol avoided a yellow card for kicking the ball away. It was not a classic performance but City have won 24 out of the past 27 points available - the blip being a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle in November."
Manchester City reclaimed the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest thanks to a late Rayan Cherki strike, marking their eighth straight victory in all competitions. The squad faces a congested January with nine matches, including a Carabao Cup semi-final first leg and the final Champions League group fixtures. After early-season setbacks, City have lost only two of their past 15 league games and are the division's top scorers. The Forest game was scrappy, with centre-backs Milenkovic and Murillo limiting Erling Haaland, but the team secured three crucial points and momentum.
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