Soccer-Man City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 despite Rodri red card

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Nottingham Forest - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - September 23, 2023 Manchester City's Phil Foden in action with Nottingham Forest's Gonzalo Montiel REUTERS/Phil Noble

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester City maintained their perfect start to the Premier League season with a 2-0 home win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday, making it six wins out of six despite losing midfielder Rodri to a red card early in the second half.

In all, referee Anthony Taylor doled out 11 yellow cards along with Rodri's red, with seven of the yellows coming in a bad-tempered second half as Forest tried to leverage their extra man, but to no avail.