Manchester United winning the first leg 2022/2023 English League Cup semifinals. The Red Devils are silent Nottingham Forest 3-0.
Playing at City Groud, West Bridgford, Thursday (26/1/2023), MU immediately excelled quickly over Forest. Marcus Rashrod gave the visitors a 1-0 lead.
Forest evened the score in the 23rd minute. Sam Surridge was able to break into MU’s goal, but VAR disallowed it.
Then, MU who can add another goal. Before the break, Wout Weghorst got his name on the scoreboard and made it 2-0.
In the second half, buying and selling attacks occur. However, MU can add another goal.
Bruno Fernandes scored in the 89th minute. MU won 3-0 over Nottingham Forest.
These results make MU steps into the final wider. This is because the 3-0 win made MU have big capital ahead of the second leg, which was held on Wednesday (1/2/2023).
Course of the Match
The match had only been running for less than six minutes, Rashford immediately brought MU to the lead. His solo run down the left ended with a goal from close range in the Forest box. United lead 1-0.
Superior quickly make MU immediately in control of the game. Erik ten Hag’s men controlled the ball a lot.
While engrossed in controlling the match, MU was shocked by Sam Surridge’s goal. In the 23rd minute, De Gea’s goal was broken by the Forest attacker through a counter-attack scheme.
However, the goal was disallowed by VAR because Surridge was deemed offside. As a result, Forest failed to get a goal.
After the goal was cancelled, Forest seemed to be ‘possessed’ and created many opportunities. Steve Cooper’s foster children have threatened MU’s goal several times.
However, it was the net that conceded again ahead of halftime. Wout Weghorst made sure MU won 2-0 before the break through his goal in the 45th minute.
The second half went on, Forest can now make it difficult for MU. The game looked more balanced in the second half.
MU itself spread threats that several times almost scored a goal. Opportunity Christian Eriksen hit the post in the 54th minute.
Meanwhile, Forest also gave trouble several times through opportunities from Gibbs-White and Danilo. However, it was Forest who conceded again.
In the 89th minute, MU again broke into Forest’s goal through Bruno Fernandes. Anthony Elanga’s bait was passed by the captain to ensure the visitors won 3-0. The score lasted until the fight broke up.
Player lineup
Nottingham Forest: Hennessey, Aurier, Worall, McKenna, Lodi (Neco 73′), Danilo (Colback 58′), Freuler, Scarpa (Lingard 64′), Johnson, Gibbs-White (O’Brien 73′), Surridge (Dennis 64′). )
Manchester United: De Gea, MAlacia, Lisandro, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka, Eriksen (Fred 71′), Casemiro, Rashford (Garnacho 57′), Fernandes, Antony (Pellistri 71′), Weghorst (Elanga 85′)
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