In their last game, Manchester United beat Villa 3-2 and the win was a morale boost. In this round of matches, Manchester United played away to Nottingham Forest, the opponent is near the relegation zone, Manchester United is aiming for three points. Things didn't go well, though, with Dominguez and White scoring a goal each and Marcus Rashford netting a goal as United lost 2-1 to rivals on the brink of the relegation zone. In the last 5 rounds, Manchester United has lost 3 games, got 4 points, and is temporarily in 7th place. At present, Manchester United are nine points behind the Champions League places, and it will be difficult to get into the top four. StillTen Hag has a knack for turning the tables in his post-match press conference and we'll be waiting to see how the United boss performs.
In terms of squad, Manchester United's injury situation is more serious, with nine players unavailable for this game. With Hojlen, who scored his first Premier League goal in the previous round, out due to illness, there was only one change to United's starting line-up from the previous game, with Ten Hag bringing Marcus Rashford up front, Antony and Garnacho providing support on either flank, and veteran Evans continuing to start in defence. On the home side, Elanga started the game against the old club.
After the opening, Nottingham Forest had a slight advantage on the field. Less than a minute later, Dominguez had a chance in the middle of the box and his volley was blocked. After that, Chris Wood burst into the right side of the box and fired a volley high. After that, the home team's attack, Varane made an unconventional clearance, the ball slid in front of the goal, and almost scored an own goal. United's first chance came in the 11th minute when a team-mate's cross from the right was met by Garnacho who tried to tackle it. After that, a corner was taken and Danilo's volley from the edge of the box was blocked, Elanga knocked back to the edge of the box from the right and Yates followed up with a volley high.
In the 32nd minute, Eriksen made the ball, Wan-Bissaka shot at the edge of the penalty area, the ball was blocked and the power became lighter, and the goalkeeper easily got it, which was Manchester United's first shot on goal, very reluctantly. At half-time, United had a slight advantage in possession, but there was nothing they could do in attack, saving only one painless shot.
After the break, United made a substitution, with Scott McTominay coming on for Maynou. At the start of the second half, it was a stalemate and both sides struggled to get chances. In the 53rd minute, Antony was replaced by Diallo, who had no performance today and seemed to have suffered a little injury. Gibbs White made two tackles in quick succession to bring down two United players, almost triggering a clash between the two teams, and he was more emotional and received a yellow card. In the 63rd minute, Ilanga instigated an offensive, Montiel followed up on the right side to knock the ball back, and Dominguez outflanked it and scored with a volley, breaking the deadlock on the field, 1-0, Nottingham Forest took the lead. The camera showed Ten Hag and he sat back in the dugout, with no mood swings.
After that, Fernandes took a corner and Garnacho volleyed it just wide, this time with a little bit on target. In the 78th minute, the home team's goalkeeper Turner made a mistake with the ball, Garnacho broke the ball and burst into the right side of the penalty area, and Rashford followed up and pushed the goal to equalize, 1-1!After that, Eriksen's powerful shot from the edge of the box was saved, Nottingham Forest counter-attacked, and Gibbs White fired a shot into the corner from the top of the arc to make it 1-2 and United fell behind again!In stoppage time, B Fee had a volley saved from the middle of the box.