Man City maintain winning streak amid yellow card and red card storm

Since Kevin De Bruyne was injured in the opening match of the Premier League, Man City has had 6 consecutive wins. This is also the 4th consecutive match that Man City has scored an average of 3 goals/match with a total of 13 goals to completely "crush" the opponent when hosting Nottingham Forest.

After the opening whistle, Pep Guardiola's side needed just two shots on target to break the deadlock with a Phil Foden volley after Walker's pass back to the second line; it started with Rodri's through ball in the 7th minute.

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With the goal, Man City were fired up and pressed harder. In the 14th minute, Haaland headed home a cross from rookie Nunes to double the lead.

After the break, Man City surprisingly played with one less player after more than 20 seconds of play. Rodri got angry and choked Gibbs White, causing him to lie on the ground in pain after a few "words" in a dispute over the ball. This situation caused Rodri to receive a red card and a yellow card for Gibbs White.

Rodri (16) received a red card right at the start of the second half, causing Man City to play in a way that made people

In the remaining minutes, the "Man City" goal had to endure many storms when playing with one less player, but the concentration of the Man City players helped maintain the 2-0 score until the end of the match.

In addition, the match also had 5 more yellow cards in the second half, bringing the total number of cards drawn by the referee to 9. One of them was for coach Pep Guardiola.

Man City maintain 2-0 lead after being short-handed at the start of the second half

This victory helps Man City continue to have a safe distance at the top of the Premier League rankings. After this match, Man City will have two consecutive away matches against Newcastle (English League Cup) and Wolves.

However, they risk losing Rodri for three games, notably the Premier League clash with Arsenal.

Quoc An - Photo: Reuters

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