Man City suffer third straight Premier League loss at Forest

MANCHESTER: It might be too early to start talking about an on-field crisis at Manchester City even though they fell to a third straight Premier League defeat on Saturday.

After opening the campaign with seven wins in a row, City lost at struggler Nottingham Forest 3-1 to fall six points behind league leader Arsenal after the defending champion beat Hull 1-0.

Liam Delap, a City academy graduate, netted two goals for Forest — which had yet to score at home this season coming into the match.

It was only a second win of the season for Forest, which moved two points out of the relegation zone — with Manchester United taking their place in the bottom three ahead of Sunday’s match against Aston Villa.