The Brazilian goalkeeper was easily beaten at his near post as the champions fell to their ninth loss of the season
Another week, another error by Ederson leading to a defeat for Manchester City. And it could not have come at a worse time in a worse game, as the Brazilian failed to properly guard his near post and allowed Callum Hudson-Odoi's shot to sneak past him in the 83rd minute, giving Nottingham Forest a valuable 1-0 win over the champions.
It was hugely disappointing for Ederson as earlier in the second half he had produced a tremendous save to prevent Hudson-Odoi curling into the far bottom corner. The save was on a similar level to Alisson's stunning performance against Paris Saint-Germain but, as has too often been the case with the City goalkeeper, a huge error was only around the corner.
City could have few complaints with the result in the end as they rarely troubled Nuno Espirito Santo's high-flyers, with Erling Haaland having a quiet game and Phil Foden looking hugely frustrated. Forest tightened their grip on third place and their push for Champions League football by moving five points clear of Chelsea in fifth. City, meanwhile, will be looking nervously over their shoulders after a ninth league defeat, triple the amount of losses they suffered last season.
GOAL rates Man City's players from the City Ground…
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Ederson (4/10):
Spoiled his outstanding save from Hudson-Odoi by his feeble effort to keep the forward's strike out by his near post.
Matheus Nunes (5/10):
A disappointment again at right-back, his display highlighting City's need to buy a replacement for Kyle Walker in the summer.
Ruben Dias (6/10):
Did an astute job of limiting Forest's threat in the air and through the middle, so inevitably they scored from a wide area.
Abdukodir Khusanov (6/10):
Kept on top of Chris Wood and was good on the ball.
Josko Gvardiol (5/10):
Provided a threat going forward but was too passive against Hudson-Odoi at the crucial moment.
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Nico Gonzalez (4/10):
A clumsy performance, misplacing several passes and having a laughable attempt at goal.
Phil Foden (5/10):
Tried to dictate City's play from deep but had little joy due to his sloppy long-range passing. Looked frustrated when taken off but could have few complaints.
Bernardo Silva (6/10):
Shanked a shot over in the first half. Worked hard to try and unlock the hosts' defence but to no avail.
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Jeremy Doku (6/10):
City's liveliest attacker but Forest had the measure of him.
Erling Haaland (4/10):
A scuffed early effort rolled past the post but that was the only whiff of goal he got in an anonymous 90 minutes.
Savinho (5/10):
Didn't show his usual spark and after a few bright flurries down the flank he faded, removed in the second half for Marmoush.
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Rico Lewis (5/10):
Offered a little more security than Matheus
Mateo Kovacic (6/10):
Came mighty close to equalising with a thumping drive.
Omar Marmoush (5/10):
Struggled to find space.
Kevin De Bruyne (5/10):
Not capable of making the difference from the bench. His only impact was to send a free-kick straight at Matz Sels.
Pep Guardiola (4/10):
Had no solution to Forest's robust defending and nine Premier League defeats speak for themselves.
