Nottingham Forest handed Manchester United and Ruben Amorim a second successive defeat as they sealed a surprising 3-2 victory at Previous Trafford on Saturday.
Nikola Milenkovic, Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wooden have been on course for Forest, whereas Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes struck again for the guests.
Forest opened the scoring inside two minutes when Milenkovic rose highest from a nook to move his facet forward along with his first purpose for the membership – the third nook United have conceded from in three video games.
United didn’t let their heads drop and after quarter-hour of constant stress, lastly discovered an equaliser when Hojlund poked residence the rebound from Alejandro Garnacho’s close-range effort.
Each groups hit the woodwork within the first half by Jota Silva and Fernandes as they regarded to edge forward, however headed for the break all sq..
Simply as they did within the first half, Forest discovered the web inside two minutes of the restart when Gibbs-White wrong-footed Andre Onana with a fierce strike from outdoors the field.
And that effort appeared to have wobbled Onana, who regarded confused as Forest swung in a cross to Wooden on the again submit seven minutes later, and he looped a header again throughout purpose and into the other nook of the web for 3-1 because the New Zealander turned the membership’s all-time high Premier League high scorer.
This time, United replied positively when Amad Diallo arrange Fernandes to wrap his foot round a robust strike to drag a purpose again for the house facet.
Forest held agency to maneuver into the highest 5 and two factors off the highest 4, whereas United keep in thirteenth.
Speaking level – The storm has arrived in Manchetser
And we’re not speaking about Storm Darragh which has wreaked havoc throughout the nation, however the storm Amorim warned us all about.
The Portuguese supervisor admitted that issues would worsen at Previous Trafford earlier than they get higher, as he seems to show round a depressing interval within the membership’s historical past.
United have set a brand new low, choosing up their fewest factors after 15 league video games for the reason that 1986/87 season, simply earlier than Sir Alex Ferguson was appointed.
It’s now back-to-back defeats this season after a loss towards Arsenal in midweek, and issues should not about to get any simpler with the Manchester derby on the horizon.
Participant of the Match – Chris Wooden (Nottingham Forest)
Gibbs-White scored and made an help in a superb attacking efficiency, nevertheless it was a landmark night time for Wooden who turned the membership’s all-time main Premier League high goalscorer along with his tenth purpose of the season.
He was a handful towards United as he at all times is, particularly this season – his greatest begin in a Forest shirt – and made a fuss within the field as he nodded residence his twenty fifth top-flight purpose for the membership, which turned out to be the winner at Previous Trafford.
Wooden has now scored 10+ targets in six separate seasons within the Premier League and a complete of 78 targets in 241 video games.
Match scores
Man Utd: Onana 3, De Ligt 5, Martinez 6, Yoro 5, Amad 7, Ugarte 7, Mainoo 7, Dalot 7, Fernandes 7, Garnacho 6, Hojlund 7
Subs: Maguire 6, Mazraoui 6, Mount 6, Rashford 6, Zirkzee 6
Nottingham Forest: Sels 7, Aina 7, Murillo 6, Milenkovic 7, Williams 7, Anderson 7, Yates 6, Jota 7, Gibbs-White 8, Hudson-Odoi 7, Wooden 8
Subs: Morato 6, Dominguez 6, Elanga 6
Match highlights
2’ – GOAL!!! – MANCHESTER UNITED 0-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST (MILENKOVIC): Nikola Milenkovic scores his first purpose for Forest and places the guests forward inside two minutes! It comes from a nook, the place United conceded twice from at Arsenal, as Milenkovic rises highest to ship a bullet header past Andre Onana. The worst doable begin for United!
4’ – CHANCE FOR UNITED TO HIT STRAIGHT BACK! United race ahead by Bruno Fernandes, who slips the ball to Alejandro Garnacho and the winger crosses for the coming Rasmus Hojlund within the six-yard field however the ball is simply out of his path because the cross flashes throughout purpose.
18’ – GOAL!!! – MANCHESTER UNITED 1-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST (HOJLUND): A poacher’s purpose from Hojlund has United stage! Garnacho finds himself by on purpose however his shot is saved, just for Hojlund to poke residence the rebound.
27’ – FOREST HIT THE BAR! The free-kick will get despatched into the field and is half-cleared by United, however Forest recycle the ball and Jota Silva sends a header onto the crossbar. So near restoring their lead!
40’ – FERNANDES CLATTERS THE WOODWORK! United have a free-kick simply outdoors the field, which Fernandes smashes onto the bar! Each groups have now struck the body of the purpose.
47’ – GOAL!!! – MANCHESTER UNITED 1-2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST (GIBBS-WHITE): Forest begin the second half precisely as they did the primary they usually’re forward! Morgan Gibbs-White takes goal from outdoors the field and wrong-foots Onana to blast Forest again in entrance!
54’ – GOAL!!! – MANCHESTER UNITED 1-3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST (WOOD): Wooden scores Forest’s third and he’s now the membership’s main all-time scorer within the Premier League! A cross is available in from the fitting and Wooden sends a looping header again throughout purpose from the again submit, which evades a confused Onana and Lisandro Martinez on the road earlier than nestling into the other nook.
62’ – GOAL!!! – MANCHESTER UNITED 2-3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST (FERNANDES): United have one again! Amad drives into the field from the fitting and units up Fernandes, who fires residence with a first-time strike.
Key stat
- Forest have gained at each Previous Trafford and Anfield in the identical season for the primary time.
- Chris Wooden is Forest’s all-time main Premier League high goalscorer with 25 targets.
- Man Utd have recorded their lowest factors complete after 15 video games for the reason that 1986/87 marketing campaign.
