Kyle Walker critical of Manchester City display in draw at Forest, Pep Guardiola wants team to be "more aggressive"
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Updated 18/02/2023 at 19:08 GMT
Manchester City dropped two potentially vital points at Nottingham Forest as they lost ground to Arsenal in the title race, and Kyle Walker was not too happy with the outcome. "The senior members of the team put our thoughts across. That is just not acceptable," Walker said of the City post-match debrief. Pep Guardiola was less scathing, but did call on his team to be "more aggressive".
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Kyle Walker was critical of Manchester City's "unacceptable" display as they dropped points at Nottingham Forest.
The 1-1 draw, which saw a late Chris Wood tap-in cancel out Bernardo Silva's first-half stunner, came on the heels of City's fine performance away at Arsenal just three days before.
And it was this discrepancy in standards that most drew the England defender's ire afterwards.
"First and foremost, we go to the Emirates and play the game we did and then come here - it's unacceptable," Walker said, as per BBC Sport.
"If we want to compete with teams near the top we need to win. We missed a few chances and we need to do better as a team.
"Sometimes it's football and sometimes it's emotion. Every game should be treated the same - like a cup final.
"What can I say other than it is unacceptable. We have to stick together as a group.
"The senior members of the team put our thoughts across. That is just not acceptable.
"We have to give credit to Nottingham Forest. They dug in and hung on. We have to do better."
City boss Pep Guardiola didn't take the same tone as Walker, preferring to laud his team's level, whilst admitting their inability to finish chances cost them dear.
"We did really, really good," Guardiola told BBC Sport's Match of the Day.
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Bernardo Silva of Manchester City celebrates after scoring the team's first goal during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City at City Ground on February 18, 2023 in Nottingham, England.
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"It was a really, really good game. We had amazing chances but it's football. We have to score. We did everything. You have to do it. There were too many clear [chances] to score.
"It is one of the best games we have played but we drop two points. We should be more aggressive. There are many games still to play, we know it."
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