Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has explained why his team failed to beat Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.


Guardiola watched as Man City played a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Daniel Munoz put the hosts in front before Erling Haaland equalised for the visitors before the break.


Maxence Lacroix then restored Palace’s lead despite City’s dominance.

Rico Lewis eventually levelled the game again before he was shown a second yellow.

Speaking after the game, Guardiola admitted that City made mistakes, adding that Palace were stronger than his team on set pieces.


“Football is a game of mistakes,” Guardiola said in his post-match interview.

“We made a fantastic two goals and of course in the set pieces right now they are stronger than us, every single team, so we try to concede few and that is what we are doing. To come back in this stadium is not easy; we tried, and I’m really pleased with many things I saw.

Nottingham Forest condemned Manchester United to their second straight Premier League defeat on Saturday, beating Ruben Amorim’s men 3-2 at Old Trafford.

The visitors took the lead in the second minute through Nikola Milenkovic but Rasmus Hojlund levelled.

United were rocked again at the start of the second half by Morgan Gibbs-White, and Chris Wood made it 3-1.

Bruno Fernandes struck a fine shot from just outside the box to give United hope just after the hour mark but it was not enough.

Amorim started his United reign last month with a draw followed by two wins but predicted the club would “suffer for a long time” as he battled to improve their fortunes.

Reality is now starting to bite after a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal in midweek followed by the Forest reverse at home.

Milenkovic left United goalkeeper Andre Onana rooted to the spot in the second minute, powering home a header from a corner — the third straight goal United had conceded from a corner.

The home side were level in the 18th minute after Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels could only parry Alejandro Garnacho’s shot and Hojlund steered home.

Forest made another lighting start to the second half, when Gibbs-White let fly with a swerving shot from distance that beat Onana.

Forest extended their lead in the 54th minute when Wood took advantage of more uncertainty in the United defence to head home.

Fernandes pulled one back after patient play from Amad Diallo, who laid it off to the United captain, who whipped it into the back of the net.

The win lifts Forest to fifth in the Premier League table but United are languishing in 13th spot and Amorim is facing a huge task.

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Everton’s Premier League clash against Liverpool has been called off, due to adverse weather conditions caused by Storm Darragh.


In a statement, the Toffees said the fixture had been postponed on safety grounds following a meeting between both clubs, local police and Liverpool City Council.

High winds and heavy rain have battered western parts of the United Kingdom, causing widespread travel disruption.

“Whilst we appreciate this will be deeply disappointing for supporters, the safety of fans, staff and players is of paramount importance,” Everton’s statement added.

The fixture will be the final Merseyside derby in the league at Everton’s Goodison Park, home to the club since 1892, before they move to a new 53,000 capacity stadium next season.

Liverpool lead the Premier League by seven points after 14 games of the 38-match season.

Fixtures in England’s second tier Championship in Plymouth and Cardiff were postponed on Friday due to a rare red weather warning issued by the MET office, the UK’s national weather service, for south-west England and Wales.