Jeremy Doku insists Manchester Metropolis will shut out the noise as they bid to get again into the title race. The Premier League champions lastly lifted a number of the gloom that had descended on the Etihad Stadium as they swept apart Nottingham Forest to win 3-0 on Wednesday. It was Metropolis’s first victory since October, placing an finish to a dramatic lack of type that had seen them lose six of their earlier seven video games in all competitions. With 4 of these defeats having come within the Premier League, many observers had written off their hopes of profitable an unprecedented fifth successive title however Doku has been ignoring any criticism. “No, we just don’t listen to the outside,” stated the Belgian, who scored and assisted in opposition to Forest. “At the end of the day, when everything goes well they’re going to hype you up. When everything goes bad you’re the worst. “We don’t listen, we concentrate on ourselves in our bubble. We know together we’ll be stronger. “They can say whatever they want. We just stay in our bubble and we’re still in December. “If they think it’s over, let them think it’s over. We are going to look game by game, try to win as much as possible, and we will see at the end.” With Kevin De Bruyne beginning his first sport since September after returning to full health, Metropolis seemed like a aspect rejuvenated from the one battered by each Tottenham and Liverpool in current weeks. De Bruyne, instrumental all through, arrange the early opener for Bernardo Silva with a strong header after which doubled the lead himself after good work by Doku. Metropolis did have some moments of defensive alarm, not least when Chris Wooden went via on objective solely to overlook the goal, however Doku wrapped up the win after a lightning break simply earlier than the hour. “I’m happy for Kevin,” stated Doku, who’s making his personal manner again to type after harm. “His qualities, there is no doubt about it – everybody knows how much we need him when he’s in form. He showed it again – nice goal, nice assist.” Though Metropolis have been good worth for his or her win, Forest supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo felt the guests might take encouragement from their brighter moments within the sport. The Portuguese stated: “We went for it. We lost, but that can happen in football. We challenged ourselves and that can be reflected in the next games. The way we created chances – that’s the positive part of the game. “We pressed and we recovered a lot of balls in good areas but were not clinical in the chances we created. Then City proved – if anyone had any doubts – they are a very good team.”
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