Guardiola dismisses tactics talk as Cherki fires Manchester City past Forest

Manchester City ground out victory over Nottingham Forest to claim their eighth consecutive win in all competitions

Pep Guardiola on Manchester City's match-winner Rayan Cherki: "there are moments I shout at him and there are moments I want to kiss him, so I have that ambivalent feeling with him.” Pic: Barrington Coombs/PA Wire.

Premier League: Nottingham Forest 1 Manchester City 2 

For Pep Guardiola, Manchester City's resurgence into bona fide title contenders again has little to do with tactical tweaks. “That,” he said after Saturday’s gritty, determined win away to Nottingham Forest, “is all bull****.”