Manchester City suffers 3 consecutive defeats; Doku: We will seriously analyze our own problems.

Manchester City, in a key match of the 10th round of the 2026/27 Premier League season, came from behind to defeat Nottingham Forest 1-3 after a goal from Rajen Scherki. Belgian star Doku stated that the team will seriously analyze its problems and focus more on areas needing improvement.

Just six minutes into the match, Manchester City defender Gevadiol made a mistake, allowing Jair Cunha to regain possession and slot the ball home, giving Nottingham Forest a 1-0 lead. In the 18th minute, Schlager passed the ball to Liam Delap, who sprinted into the box and fired a powerful shot into the net, extending Nottingham Forest's lead over Manchester City to 2-0.

In the 52nd minute of the second half, Doku's back pass was cleared by an opposing player, and the unmarked Rajan Sherkhi immediately stepped forward and volleyed the ball into the net, helping Manchester City pull one back to 1-2.

In the 73rd minute, Gibbs White played a long pass, and Liam Delap followed up, entering the penalty area and firing a shot that struck the post and bounced into the net, extending Nottingham Forest's lead to 3-1. Ultimately, Manchester City were defeated 1-3 by Nottingham Forest away from home.

After suffering three consecutive defeats, Manchester City has dropped to third place in the standings with 21 points, six points behind Arsenal in first place.

Manchester City striker Doku said, "The third goal came at the worst possible time. We were on a good counter-attacking run, but the opponent scored on one attack, forcing us to start all over again. It's always difficult to turn things around against a team like this away from home, so we have to do better."

"This international competition day has come at just the right time. We will carefully analyze our problems and focus more on areas that need improvement."

Doku pointed out, "We were down 0-2 in the first half. Playing away against such an opponent and being down by two goals early on only makes things more difficult. We're used to playing every other day, but that's no excuse. If you ask me why we didn't perform well in the first half, I can't really say. We conceded a goal very early in the game, which changed the course of the game."

“We reacted too late. If we had played like that from the start, the result might have been different. We played more proactively in the second half, without holding back, and tried to create chances. We scored early, but teams like Nottingham Forest are very dangerous on the counter-attack.”

"We need to adjust our mindset and start afresh, analyze what aspects we can do better, and then move forward. This international competition day will allow us to reflect and return to the competition in better condition."

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