Erling Haaland has insisted his Manchester City team-mates are still ‘believing’ despite their poor form.
The Premier League champions are winless in seven matches across all competitions for the first time since 2004.
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Meanwhile, the Citizens are also on their worst run of league form since 2008.
Sunday’s defeat at Liverpool was City’s fourth in a row, matching a run from April to August 16 years ago.
That run spread over two seasons, though, as losses to Fulham, Liverpool and Middlesbrough were followed by an opening weekend defeat to Aston Villa.
Fast-forward to this season and the defeat at Anfield added to recent losses to Bournemouth, Brighton and Tottenham.
In response to the latest setback, however, Haaland took to social media to provide supporters with a message.
The forward wrote on X: “We’ve seen better days before, and we’ll see them again. We keep believing.”
City slipped to fifth in the table with the defeat in Merseyside and now trail leaders Liverpool by 11 points.
They will be hoping to cut the gap at home to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday in their latest chance to snap the winless streak.
The home win over Southampton on October 26 remains their last victory, having since been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Spurs.
City were also beaten in the Champions League by Sporting before last week’s three-goal collapse against Feyenoord meant they had to settle for a draw.
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As for Haaland, he has three goals across the winless run, but has failed to score in the last two league matches.
Despite that, he remains the Premier League’s top scorer this term with 12 strikes in 13 appearances.
The Norwegian also has an impressive record against Forest ahead of their trip to the Etihad Stadium.
In four previous meetings, he has scored five goals, including a hat-trick at home in August 2022.
Haaland was on target in both league matches between the sides last season.
City, meanwhile, have not lost to Forest in a league meeting since December 1997, a run stretching eight matches.
