# Delightful Delap and outfought Anderson – Forest v Man City player ratings

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/delightful-delap-and-outfought-anderson-forest-v-man-city-player-ratings/
- Published: 2026-11-07T19:26:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T20:36:15+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8wy9512p2yvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Football, Sport

## Key points

- Delap scored twice against his former club.
- Forest beat City and handed them a third straight league defeat.
- Cunha scored and made a crucial goal-line clearance.

## Summary

Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City, with Liam Delap scoring twice against his former club to secure a striking victory. The result gave City a third consecutive Premier League defeat, while Forest’s determined display exposed weaknesses in the visitors’ defence and midfield.

Delap earned a rating of 9 for two powerful finishes; defender Jair Cunha, who scored Forest’s opener and cleared a shot off the line, received 8. Rayan Cherki scored a fine second-half goal for City, but Forest restored their lead and added a third; City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was rated 4 after conceding three.

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