Manchester City star Ruben Dias has suggested the City Ground pitch was too dry following his side's 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest.

Article continues below

Article continues below

Article continues below

• Man City lose 1-0 at Nottingham Forest
• Guardiola previously complained about ball
• Now Dias moans about City Ground pitch

• Table of Contents

  Toggle

  WHAT HAPPENED?

  City fell to a narrow defeat at Forest on Saturday in the Premier League and after the match, defender Dias claimed the dry playing surface made things "more difficult" for his side. This follows less than a week after manager Pep Guardiola said the ball used in their FA Cup win over Plymouth Argyle was "not right".

Advertisement

• Getty Images Sport
  

  WHAT RUBEN DIAS SAID

  The Portugal international said: "With the pitch dry it makes things a bit more difficult. It was [the same] last season and at Fulham too. It depends on the weather as well and goodwill from everyone to make the game fast."

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  City are on course to have their worst season in years. They are out of the Champions League and Carabao Cup, have no chance of defending their Premier League title, and now their excuses are mounting as well.

ENJOYED THIS STORY?

Add GOAL.com as a preferred source on Google to see more of our reporting

• Getty Images
  

  WHAT NEXT?

  City, who have dropped to fifth in the Premier League and now face an uphill battle to qualify for the Champions League, host sixth-placed Brighton next Saturday in the league.

Tags: Futebol
Category: News