Nottingham Forest 0-2 Man City: What Guardiola said

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day after the win: "It was more than hard. It was such a difficult game, but we knew that. The game we played in Brighton feels like a few hours ago, so it is always difficult.

"Coming here, Liverpool won in the 99th minute and Arsenal won 2-1, so it is always difficult to come here. It was a difficult game, we suffered a lot but at the end we take it."

On the best things about the performance: "We defended the box really good, especially with Manu [Akanji], Nathan [Ake] and Josko [Gvardiol]. Then, in the last half an hour, when Bernardo [Silva] comes inside with Kova [Kovacic], we controlled the game more. We are a team that survives with the ball.

"It is a lot of games and we knew today would be difficult for many reasons, but we take the win and move forward."

On playing after their rivals in the title race: "The pressure is how you play. If you play good and control the game, then people say you don't feel the pressure. If you play bad, people say you can feel the pressure.

"In certain moments, we suffered. We were lucky today the pitch was so dry because of the chances they missed - that was the reason why. We were lucky today that the pitch was in these conditions."

On Erling Haaland's return and the absence of others: "It is important that he is back and doing what he does. Kevin found him and it was a really good finish. He was not ready for 90 minutes, but it was good for him to be back.

"Ruben [Dias] had a fever and made the effort to go to Brighton, but since coming back from there it has gotten worse. Phil [Foden] said today that he doesn't feel good, so that is why he couldn't be with us."

On having six days off now: "First have two or three days off, people have to rest and refresh the mind, do a training session, have fun and then prepare for the next game against Wolves."