Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City played 'a thousand times better' last season at Nottingham Forest as they came away with a crucial three points.
City were not at their best on a chilly April afternoon and Forest missed three sitters, but goals from Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland helped them to a 2-0 win that keeps their Premier League destiny in their own hands.
With four games to go, if City win them all Arsenal will be unable to catch them. Guardiola was delighted with the victory but wanted to make it plain that it was a game they could have dropped points in as they struggled to match a determined Forest side.
Having made it this far in the title race, the Blues know that results matter more than anything else. ALSO READ: Man City player ratings as Gvardiol good but Walker poor ALSO READ: Haaland breezily lifts Man City after Stones flashback "If you are a quality performance, that means we are who we are, you are closer to winning games.
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