After just getting a heart-wrenching comeback victory,"Red Devils"Manchester United will travel to Nottingham Forest in the 20th round of the Premier League this Sunday. Can Ten Hag's side bid farewell to 2023 with a victory?
Manchester United's record this season has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs, with unpredictable skies over the team. After winning the best coach, player and goal for the month in November, the days that followed were in trouble.
The Red Devils once scored 0 goals in 4 consecutive games, losing 0-3 at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League, losing 0-1 to Bayern in the Champions League, and drawing with Liverpool away, and then losing 0-2 to West Ham United away, constantly writing shameful records.
However, United's new majority shareholder has no intention of removing manager Ten Hag. After suffering a three-game winless run in the league, the Red Devils once again fought back. In the midweek game, they chased three goals in a row after falling behind 0-2 at home and reversed the big dark horse Aston Villa, which undoubtedly proves that Manchester United, as a giant, still has strong capital.
The Red Devils are currently in seventh place, six points off the top four. If we can't maintain our winning streak, it will be a luxury to fight for the top four. The poor record this season is mainly due to the weakness of the forward line.
However, the three goals in the last round were all arranged by the strikers, Garnacho contributed two goals, and Hojlen scored his first goal in the league. The excitement and excitement of the goal shows that Manchester United's ambitions are still there. Whether they can continue their goalscoring form will be the difference between winning and losing.
Manchester United have been on the underside of the ball lately, with four of their last five matches featuring under-goal results. Manchester United's away ability lags behind a lot, with 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 4 away games, and the team has failed to win the game. In attack, Manchester United have scored just five goals in their last six games, with four of them being clean sheets.
So, Manchester United want to be away from home"Felling"Forests are no easy task, either.
Nottingham Forest upset Newcastle 3-1 in the last round, and new coach Nuno took over the second game to lead the team to end the decline of only one point in seven consecutive rounds. Forest are just two points above the relegation zone and will be three points at home.
Nottingham Forest have two key figures in their squad, the first being Newcastle hat-trick Wood and the second being Red Devils veteran Anthony Elanga. The Swede are a threat from the right at Nottingham Forest, and the duo will have their eyes set to tear apart the more fragile Manchester United defence.
Nottingham Forest's recent ball path has been on the over, with two consecutive results against opponents playing over. The team's defensive problems are not small, conceding 28 goals in the last 15 games, an average of 186 capsules.
Historically, Manchester United have the absolute advantage, winning all of their last 10 meetings in all competitions and scoring 37 goals. Nottingham Forest have conceded goals in the last 6 matches against Manchester United, and they are completely at a disadvantage in the past.
The last time the Red Devils lost to Nottingham Forest was 29 years ago.
Other competitions,"Blue Lion"Chelsea are on the road to chase promoted Luton Town;Wolves are at home under the leadership of in-form South Korean striker Hwang Hee-chan"Toffee"Everton, aiming for three consecutive wins to break into the top 10 of the standings.