Nottingham Forest have the opportunity to add to Pep Guardiola’s anguish when they travel to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City on Wednesday.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side won over Ipswich Town last time out, with Chris Wood scoring his ninth goal of the season.
Wood equaled Bryan Roy’s Premier League record of 27 goals for Forest, which is quite impressive at the City Ground.
Manchester City will represent a different threat than Ipswich, yet it is impossible to predict what kind of performance the Citizens will put up.
Forest have already beaten Liverpool away this season, so there’s nothing stopping them from causing another upset.
Paul Merson has made a prediction before of Wednesday’s match.
Paul Merson picks the winner of Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest.
Jota Silva was called on on the right side last time out against Ipswich, but Forest legend Steve Hodge didn’t like the Portuguese in that position.
Anthony Elanga’s pace may be needed this time around, as Forest may enjoy playing on the counter-attack against the Citizens.
Paul Merson is hopeful for Nottingham Forest, but predicts a 2-1 victory for Manchester City.
In his Sportskeeda column, he stated the following.
“I’d like to predict a win for City, but this game is ideal for a team like Nottingham Forest, to be honest.” They are outstanding on the counter, and facing City at this point is ideal for them. If they do not score inside the first 20 minutes of this game, they will be in trouble.”
So, it appears that Merson believes Manchester City will struggle if Forest keep them in the opening 20 minutes.
What is the team news ahead of Manchester City?
Nottingham Forest will still be missing Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare, who are both rehabilitating and returning to match fitness.
Nottingham Forest fans have been eager to see Danilo return to play after suffering a serious injury against Bournemouth.
However, Danilo will not return for some weeks, which may upset fans.
Ryan Yates and Nicolas Dominguez are likely to be given the holding role, while Morgan Gibbs-White will return to a little more advanced position.
