After City v Nottingham Forest, Bernardo Silva slams the refereeing | OneFootball

Manchester City does not seem to have the same mental solidity as the leader Arsenal as the championship approaches its end. This Wednesday night, they 'threw away' two important points in the duel with a relegation candidate, Nottingham Forest (2-2), while the 'Gunners' won away against Brighton (1-0).

The Citizens are seven points behind, with one less game played, and Pep Guardiola considers it a significant difference. "It's a lot. But today, we played well. I would like to concede fewer goals, but it is not about analyzing certain phases of the game. I never point fingers at my players, we did everything. We had opportunities at the end and in the first half. But something always happens and we can't win," commented the Spanish coach after the final whistle.

That "something that happens" was, on one hand, the spectacular goals by the visitors and, on the other, "a refereeing error" – in the opinion of Bernardo Silva, former Benfica - who ensures renewal with an 18-year-old player. With the score at 2-1 in the second half, City's forward, Erling Haaland, broke free towards the opponent's goal and seemed to have been brought down by Nottingham Forest's goalkeeper, Matz Sels.

"We are used to this, this season. All 50-50 decisions have gone against us. The incident with Erling? For me, it's a penalty. What can Erling do? I repeat, this season we have gotten used to these types of decisions. We know how it works," highlighted the number 20, to TNT Sports, after the game.

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