MARCUS RASHFORD has fired Manchester United into the lead against Nottingham Forest and got an assist for their second.
The England star did brilliantly to lose his marker from the corner as Christian Eriksen found his run.
Rashford then fired a shot into the back of the net to give the Red Devils the lead.
Just moments later, Rashford picked the ball up on the left and found Anthony Martial, who fired past Wayne Hennessey.
Nottingham Forest thought they had a goal back but VAR adjudged their goal to be offside.
And Fred sealed the three points for Manchester United in the 87th minute, getting onto a Casemiro pass before sliding home.
- RESULT: Man Utd 3 Nottingham Forest 0
- TV/Live stream: Amazon Prime Video
- Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Shaw, Malacia, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial, Antony
- Nottingham Forest XI: Hennessey, Worrall, Mangala, Awoniyi, Lingard, Johnson, Yates, Freuler, Aurier, Boly, Lodi
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Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 at Old Trafford.
United opened the scoring after just 19 minutes when Marcus Rashford met Christian Eriksen’s low cross from the right to beat Forest goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey with a thunderous finish.
The Red Devils doubled their lead just three minutes later when Rashford turned from scorer to creator.
The centre-forward set Anthony Martial on the edge of the box and the France international delivered a low shot that Hennessey failed to hold onto.
Forest thought they got an important goal when Ryan Yates headed a stunning free-kick by Renan Lodi but a VAR check showed Willy Boly got a touch from an offside position.
United sealed the win when Casemiro, who stood out, stole the ball in midfield and delivered a stunning through ball to Fred who beat Hennessey with a powerful finish from the left
Credit: AFP Steve Cooper reacts
Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper admitted the team needs to learn from its mistakes after the loss to Manchester United.
Cooper told Amazon Prime: “It was always going to be really tough. We knew the game was going to look as it did, in terms of territory and possession.
“The goals were a killer in terms of players not sticking to their responsibilities. I wouldn’t say we gifted them the goals, but it was really frustrating, and we could have backed ourselves a bit more [between the lines].
“At this level, you have to make the most of those situations. They were better than us. But we never gave up and had some good territory ourselves in the second half, but didn’t have belief.
“I’m never one for criticising individuals publicly but there are a couple of people who didn’t stick to their job. United deserved to win, but we have to look at ourselves and we could have been so much better as a team”
Credit: AFP Ten Hag on transfers
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag admitted the club is still looking for a striker in the January transfer window after missing out on Cody Gakpo, who joined Liverpool.
Ten Hag told Amazon Prime: “We are always in the market. We do what we can.
“I don’t talk about individual cases. We are looking for a striker, it would be good with so many games coming.
“We want to stay in all the leagues we are in. So you need numbers”
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Erik ten Hag speaks
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag praised Casemiro’s impact against Nottingham Forest.
Ten Hag told Amazon Prime: “It is a pleasure to work with Casemiro. Everyone sees how important his role is. His level is huge.
“The players grow in the season. Our players performed really well in the World Cup, and now they continue. Stay at that level, keep going, and grow from game to game.
“We have to score more goals. We created so many chances, it took us just before the end to score the third goal. We have to end the game earlier. Life would be more easy, and we can save more energy, it is better for everyone. We have a lot of players who can score goals, but we have to be ruthless”
Credit: AFP Marcus Rashford speaks
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford stood out against Nottingham Forest and revealed he is planning to score more goals than he ever did in a single season.
Rashford told Amazon Prime: “I’m enjoying it. We’re winning a lot more football games, and the level of play has been higher. I hope we can keep kicking on.
“It’s a different mindset to last season, a different team playing different football. We should be scoring more goals and winning more games.
“It was a different mindset [last season] coming off the bench, worrying about making an impact.
“Every forward always has a number they want to try to reach, and mine is to score more than I ever have before in a season. I think that’s 22 or 23”
Credit: Getty Casemiro shines bright
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford scored a goal and produced an assist against Nottingham Forest.
But Casemiro was absolutely brilliant in midfield running United’s game and keeping Forest at bay.
As the touch map below shows, the midfielder was everywhere!
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Updated Premier League table
Manchester United remain fifth in the Premier League table with a game in hand.
United are just one point behind fourth-placed Tottenham as they now have 29 points.
Nottingham Forest, on the other hand, remain second to last with one point separating them from safety.
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Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest stats
Manchester United dominated 66 per cent of possession against Nottingham Forest.
United registered a total of 17 shots, eight of which were on target.
Forest, on the other hand, produced eight shots, three of which were on target.
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FT: Man Utd 3-0 Nottingham Forest
Manchester United defeated Nottingham Forest 3-0 at Old Trafford.
United opened the scoring after just 19 minutes when Marcus Rashford met Christian Eriksen’s low cross from the right to beat Wayne Hennessey with a thunderous finish.
The Red Devils doubled their lead only three minutes later when Rashford turned from scorer to creator.
The striker set Anthony Martial on the edge of the box and the France international delivered a low shot that Hennessey failed to hold onto.
Forest thought they got an important goal when Ryan Yates headed a delicious free-kick by Renan Lodi but a VAR check showed Willy Boly got a touch from an offside position.
United sealed the win when Casemiro stole the ball in midfield and delivered a stunning through ball to Fred who beat Hennessey with a powerful finish from the left
Credit: AP
FT: Man Utd 3-0 Nottingham Forest
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90+3 Man Utd 3-0 Nottingham Forest
This is United’s first Premier League match without Ronaldo and they look really good.
Great movement, accurate passing, lots of energy and lethal shooting
90 Man Utd 3-0 Nottingham Forest
Five more minutes of stoppage time to go until full-time.
Forest look to have accepted their fate…
87 Man Utd 3-0 Nottingham Forest
This is it! United have sealed a big win against Forest.
Casemiro steals the ball in midfield and delivers a wonderful through ball to Fred on the left.
The Brazil international shoots at once and hits Hennessey’s bottom left corner
87 Man Utd 3-0 Nottingham Forest
Goal!
United seal the win with Fred!!!
85 Man Utd 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Substitution
United boss Ten Hag brings on Elanga, who replaces Rashford.
The forward gets a standing ovation from the Old Trafford crowd
83 Man Utd 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Yellow card
United ace Garnacho gets booked for a rough foul
83 Man Utd 2-0 Nottingham Forest
As reported earlier, Lingard got an applause from the United faithful as he hobbled off the pitch with an injury.
The fans still remember the forward’s contribution at Old Trafford since his academy years
Credit: Getty Credit: Reuters 80 Man Utd 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Just 10 more minutes to go until full-time.
United are in full control of this as Forest are running out of ideas
78 Man Utd 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Forest are running out of time while United are looking very confident.
But Nottingham have a lot to thank Hennessey for, it would have been much worse without his saves
76 Man Utd 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Substitution
United boss Ten hag makes a double change as Fred and Maguire come on for Eriksen and Varane
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Yellow card
United star Eriksen gets booked for fouling Yates during a counter-attack
75 Man Utd 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Substitution
Forest manager Cooper brings on Williams, who replaces Aurier
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Chance!
United star Casemiro chips a shot over Hennessey who just manages to save it with his fingertips in mid-air
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Chance!
Forest star Johnson almost catches De Gea by surprise with a flick following a low cross but the United keeper is too quick and denies him with his feet
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Chance!
United subs Garnacho and Van de Beek pass the ball back and forth down the left.
The Netherlands international finds Rashford whose close range shot is stopped by Hennessey, who is having an amazing second half
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
