Cherki's late winner at Forest puts Man City top for now

The title hopefuls were made to work hard for the away win.

LOOKING UP: Manchester City's Rayan Cherki celebrates scoring his side's winner, with Erling Haaland. Pic: Barrington Coombs/PA Wire.

Nottingham Forest 1 Manchester City 2 

It was far from fluid, for long spells uncomfortable, but Rayan Cherki’s late strike lifted Manchester City to the Premier League summit – at least for a couple of hours.