Man United travel to Nottingham Forest's home ground in round 30 of the Premier League in the early morning of February 4 (Vietnam time). Nuno Espirito Santo's team just had a 120-minute intense match in the FA Cup in midweek, but still entered the match enthusiastically.
Just 5 minutes later, Anthony Elanga opened the scoring for Forest after a solo home run. He held the ball and passed 3 Man United players before defeating Andre Onana.
Ruben Amorim's players put a lot of pressure afterwards but could not find an equalizer. Ineffective attack, coach Ruben Amorim had to put Rasmus Hojlund on the field to replace Manuel Ugarte.
After leading, Forest did not have any more shot until the first injury time. In the second half, the Red Devils continued to control the game, but still struggled when the opponent backed up the squad. Amorim coach even let center -back Harry Maguire played the role of striker at the end of the match.
Two big chances came for Maguire, but defender Murillo cleared the ball right on the goal line to help Forest escape defeat in extra time. Man United launched a total of 23 shots in the whole match but could not take advantage.
In the end, with a 0-1 defeat, Man United still maintained their 13th place in the rankings. Meanwhile, this victory helped Forest consolidate their 3rd place, 8 points ahead of Chelsea. The ticket to the Champions League next season is very close for this team.
