Neville: Is Man City's charges case affecting performance?

Gary Neville questioned whether the Premier League charges had seeped into Manchester City's performance after the team lost 3-1 to Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The defeat was City's third consecutive Premier League loss, and the club dropped to third in the table, six points behind leaders Arsenal.

In September, the club was found guilty of 114 serious charges for breaching the Premier League's financial rules. Man City deny all the charges and have appealed the decision. No sanction has been announced yet.

Neville asked whether the negative press attention directed at the club over the last four to six weeks had led to mental fatigue among the players. He said the players' families and agents were constantly dealing with the issue. In his view, this factor cannot be ignored, but the team should not use a bad result or two as an excuse. He also stressed that manager Enzo Maresca needs to resolve the problem quickly during the international break.