According to the Guardian, Enzo Maresca pointed to a shortage of desire and a failure to compete physically after Manchester City lost 3-1 away to Nottingham Forest. The report by the Guardian said the result was City's third successive Premier League defeat, extending a poor run that followed seven wins at the start of the season. Jair Cunha opened the scoring after taking the ball from Josko Gvardiol, and Liam Delap then scored twice on counter-attacks. Forest's victory was their first home league win since April. Maresca said the problem was collective rather than down to a single player, according to the Guardian. He said City lost their duels and physical battles throughout the first half, and that against a team fighting relegation they needed to match that intensity. The Guardian reported that Maresca said City must learn from the match, as failing to win duels and second balls in that way makes it difficult to compete.
Source: The Guardian.
