The Hong Kong Telegraph - Sports (English)

Villa heap pain on slumping Man City as Forest soar

Crisis-hit Manchester City slumped to an unthinkable ninth defeat in 12 matches at Aston Villa on Saturday as Nottingham Forest stormed Brentford's fortress to climb to third in the Premier League table.

Guardiola vows Man City will regain confidence 'sooner or later' after another defeat

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted his struggling Premier League champions will regain their confidence after a 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday meant they had lost nine of their last 12 matches in all competitions.