Prior to the match against Nottingham Forest, Man City manager Pep Guardiola criticizes the “terrible” decision.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has criticised himself for a “horrible” decision ahead of facing Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

His team will arrive at the City Ground as league leaders, having beaten Arsenal on Wednesday and taken them to the top of the table on goal difference, though the Gunners still have a game in hand.

Despite being known as something of a tactical genius, Guardiola admitted he tried something new against Arsenal and, despite eventually picking up the three points, the plan backfired on his team and they suffered as a result.

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When asked what frustrated him in the game against Arsenal, Guardiola replied: “My tactics.

I decided something new and it was horrible.

“There was only one team on the pitch after we scored our first goal and that was Arsenal.

We allowed them to play comfortably but in the second-half we were more aggressive and that’s when the quality of our players made the difference.

“This result is so important because we could have come here a few weeks ago eight or nine points behind them and if we lost it would be almost over.

But the reality is that I still consider Arsenal to be top of the league because they have played one game less than us.”