In what was an absorbing, action-packed encounter, City had raced into a 2-0 lead inside 15 minutes thanks to superb strikes from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland.
City could and should have extended our lead before game was then transformed a minute after the restart when Rodrigo was shown a straight red card after a tangle with Morgan Gibbs-White.
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Reduced to 10 men, Pep Guardiola‘s side then had to dig deep to keep Forest at bay.
But we got the job to done to secure what was a sixth successive Premier League win to maintain our 100 per cent record so far this season and extend our lead at the top of the table to five points.
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