Man City’s biggest issue laid bare at Nottingham Forest – and Enzo Maresca has yet to find an answer

Alex James argues that Manchester City's primary problem is a fragile defense that manager Enzo Maresca has struggled to fix. Following a 3-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest, City have suffered three consecutive Premier League losses and extended their run without a clean sheet to nine games across all competitions.

The writer notes that Maresca has fielded four different back-four lineups in the last four league games. Defensive pairings involving Ruben Dias and Marc Guehi have struggled, with individual errors persisting alongside shaky performances from Josko Gvardiol and Abdukodir Khusanov.