Manchester City’s Boo-Boo Breakdown…
In a game that had Manchester City fans banging their heads against a wall (gently, of course), Pep Guardiola’s lads were bested 1-0 by Nottingham Forest. Adding insult to injury (literally), Callum Hudson-Odoi’s late goal created a four-point chasm between City and the top four. With Chelsea poised to pounce on Leicester and steal Man City’s lunch money, their top-four dreams are as shaky as a Jenga tower in an earthquake.
Now let’s talk band-aids: Nunes learned the hard way that being a makeshift right-back is not as cozy as his regular gig, hobbling off with an unknown injury after pretending to be okay for the halftime show. He might be back on the pitch for Brighton on March 15—doctor depending, bravery optional.
Meanwhile, Nathan Ake is on the DL with a foot that threw in the towel way back against Plymouth. Guardiola, shedding a tear, confirmed Ake’s hiatus involves an 11-week romance with the recovery room, leaving City’s defense like Swiss cheese. Stones, Rodri, Bobb, and Akanji are all part of this merry band of limping warriors, each with return dates more mystery-laden than the plot of a soap opera.
