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Manchester United surprised by two goals Nottingham Forest in the first four minutes. MU then scored one goal back to mark the score 1-2 at half-time.
Course of the Match
Nottingham Forest immediately silenced the host public. Taiwo Awoniyi opened the scoring in the second minute!
Morgan Gibbs-White headed the ball forward, freeing Awoniyi up front. Marcus Rashford, who took to the defense line, tried to chase Awoniyi, but the latter player calmly penetrated the penalty box and then finished with a low shot. Forest lead 1-0 over MU.
MU’s start from bad to worse. Just two minutes later, Willy Bolly increased Nottingham Forest’s lead to 2-0.
Starting from Gibbs-White’s free kick from the right wing, the ball rolled in front of MU’s goal. Bolly responded with a header that beat Andre Onana’s mark.
MU finally able to score a goal back in the 17th minute. Starting from a long-range shot by Bruno Fernandes, Matthew Turner pushed over, the ball was rebounded by Rashford with a cross. Eriksen latched on to Rashford’s pass with a close-range flick to make it 1-2.
United nearly scored an equalizer nine minutes later. Fernandes’ corner kick bounced into the penalty box, Casemiro, who was standing unmarked, greeted with a header but the ball went off the mark.
A MU opportunity was born in the 32nd minute. Crossing Antony met Anthony Martial in the penalty box. When Martial was about to make a flick, Willy Boly made a crucial block so Turner could anticipate the ball.
Player lineup
MANCHESTER UNITED: Onana, Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Dalot, Wan-Bissaka, Eriksen, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, Antony, Martial
NOTTINGHAM FOREST: Turner, Aurier, Boly, Aina, McKenna, Worrall, Gibbs-White, Yates, Danilo, Awoniyi, Johnson
Watch Video “Beat Nottingham 2-0, MU Crawls to Position Three in the English League”
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2023-08-26 14:50:33
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