‘Embarrassing’, ‘Only ourselves to blame’ – Manchester City fans react to disappointing Nottingham draw

Manchester City were left head in hands as Chris Wood’s late goal saw Nottingham Forest snatch a 1-1 draw at the City Ground.

City looked prime to return to the top of the table after Arsenal’s lunchtime win over Aston Villa when they went ahead through Bernardo Silva’s first-half stunner.

But a string of missed chances after the break, including two from Erling Haaland, proved costly and Wood’s first goal for Forest in the 83rd minute saw them take a point.

The draw, which should have been off the table for the hosts, means the Gunners now hold a two-point lead over City at the top of the table with a game in hand.

How big these two dropped points will be in the title race remains to be seen, but Pep Guardiola will be sick to the stomach that the game was not wrapped up.

Here’s what Man City fans have been saying on Twitter about the disappointing result and performance:

@Nathan_Daviez: “Embarrassing. To miss so many chances and not make any changes until they score. If you see players not at their best for 70 minutes take them off. Alvarez and Mahrez should’ve been on that pitch for at least 20 minutes. ”

@MCFC_Erik: “Making no subs till the 87th minute is an absolute disgrace, especially when we are using Bernardo as a LEFT BACK. ”

@mcfc_tee: “This is what we get for missing 90 chances”

@PepisaBlue: “Only ourselves to blame.
Should have scored 5 today”

@Ali_Szn14: “We botttled so hard man this isn’t how you win the league”

@CitehBall: “One step forward two steps back ”

@mbaalthani8: “Good. We don’t deserve to win the league. Watch how we play. This isn’t champions worthy football. Arsenal deserve the league. Absolute terrible team. ”

@commando42: “That is a shocking result. Pep left it far too long to make changes. Foden had a great first half, but why the fk did he not tap it to Haaland? KDB so bad today. Really poor result. Just can’t finish these teams off.”

@wvnau: “Kevin did nothing right. Haaland not himself. Foden played well but was stupid in the final decisions. as always grealish one of the only attackers that plays consistently well”