MANCHESTER UNITED have beaten Nottingham Forest after a dramatic game at Old Trafford.
Bruno Fernandes’ penalty completed a stunning comeback for United as they now lead 3-2 at Old Trafford.
It was a horror start for the Red Devils as Taiwo Awoniyi opened the scoring for Steve Cooper’s side just one minute in before Willy Boly made it two after heading in from a corner.
- Match result: Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest
- Man Utd XI: Onana, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Dalot, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Rashford, Antony, Martial
- Forest XI: Turner, Aurier, Boly, Worrall, McKenna, Aina, Danilo, Yates, Gibbs-White, Johnson, Awoniyi
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Man Utd 3-2 Forest Game over
United seal a comeback win over ten man Forest
Man Utd 3-2 Forest
90+8mins. McTominay is down injured now and receiving treatment.
Man Utd 3-2 Forest
90+5mins. Fernandes gives away a free-kick in the Forest half.
Turner hoofs the ball forward but United clear their lines.
Kouyate is then booked for an altercation with Fernandes.
Man Utd 3-2 Forest
90+4mins. Rashford with a weak shot at goal after winning a loose knocked down ball.
Man Utd 3-2 Forest
90+3mins. McTominay wins a free-kick after clever movement of his body.
Sancho then gets another free-kick moments later after latching onto a loose Willy Boly touch.
Man Utd 3-2 Forest
90+1mins. 11 minutes being added on.
Elanga skips past Casemiro before whipping a dangerous ball into the area.
Onana comes out to smother a shot rather than claim the ball and gets lucky as he gets a knee on a toe poke at goal.
It’s been all Forest since United took the lead.
Man Utd 3-2 Forest
90mins. Onana is handed a yellow card for time wasting.
Man Utd 3-2 Forest
88mins. Forest manage to win a corner through Wood’s industry.
But as a loose ball falls for him Elanga skies at effort into row z.
Man Utd 3-2 Forest
86mins. Casemiro is down on the deck.
Man Utd 3-2 Forest
84mins. Onana springs into action with a save to his top left.
McTominay is also on for Antony.
Man Utd 3-2 Forest
83mins. Rashford is booked after kicking the ball away in frustration and hitting a ball boy.
Man Utd 3-2 Forest
81mins. Chris Wood and ex-United star Elanga replace Awoniyi and Danilo just after Forest went close from a free-kick.
Man Utd 3-2 Forest
78mins. United taking their time on the ball now.
It should also be noted that Kouyate replaced Johnson for Forest after the red card.
Goalll
Fernandes gives United the lead from the spot.
He lasers his effort into the bottom left corner.
Man Utd 2-2 Forest
75mins. Penalty to United.
Rashford is fouled just inside the by Danilo.
Man Utd 2-2 Forest
73mins. Back-to-back corners fail to beat the first man before the ball goes behind for a third corner.
Man Utd 2-2 Forest
70mins. Fernandes is lining up a free-kick on the edge of the area…
But he makes a mess of it as he tries another clever free-kick by passing to Dalot.
Man Utd 2-2 Forest
68mins. But hang on, there’s a VAR check here…
And the red is confirmed.
Man Utd 2-2 Forest
67mins. Red card for Mckenna after taking down Fernandes when he was through on goal.
Man Utd 2-2 Forest
64mins. United produce another scare for Forest as the ball flashes past the Forest goal.
The home side are knocking on the door, but will they find a breakthrough?
Man Utd 2-2 Forest
61mins. United sub off Martial for Sancho.
Scott McKenna was also replaced by Niakhate a few minutes ago.
Man Utd 2-2 Forest
59mins. Fernandes close that time.
Antony gets the ball from Wan-Bissaka before faking a cut-back, driving to the byline and crossing to Fernandes.
Fernandes makes contact but his glance is not enough to guide it into the net.
Man Utd 2-2 Forest
54mins. United nearly go ahead straight after equalising through Antony.
The winger cuts inside, finds a yard and whips a shot to the far post.
However, Turner manages to get his hand to the shot and push it away.
Man Utd 2-2 Forest
52mins. United have actually netted a set piece.
It’s a clever routine as Fernandes fires the ball across to Rashford.
He then whips the ball the far post where Fernandes has run.
Fernandes heads the ball back to Casemiro, who miscontrols it slightly but manages to bundle it into the net.
Goallll
Straight off the training ground from United as Casemiro levels.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
