Jair Cunha stunned Manchester City with a sixth-minute goal to fire Nottingham Forest into an early 1-0 lead in their Premier League clash at the City Ground on Saturday evening.
The Brazilian defender capitalised on a costly mistake from Josko Gvardiol to hand Oliver Glasner’s side the perfect start against Enzo Maresca’s title challengers.
Gvardiol was caught in possession by Cunha, who stole the ball from the City defender before driving forward into the penalty area.
With no City player able to close him down, the 21-year-old kept his composure and calmly rolled a left-footed finish into the bottom-left corner beyond goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
It was a remarkable start for the hosts, who had failed to score a single Premier League goal at the City Ground this season before Cunha’s breakthrough.
The goal was particularly significant for Forest, who entered the contest sitting 19th in the Premier League table after a difficult opening few months of the campaign.
Glasner’s men had lost four of their previous five league matches and were desperately searching for their first home win of the season.
City, meanwhile, arrived in Nottingham looking to avoid a third consecutive Premier League defeat after suffering setbacks against Aston Villa and Brighton.
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