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Forest Victorious In Old Trafford Goal Fest As Manchester United Suffer Second Successive League Defeat
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Manchester United fell to a second successive Premier League defeat as they were beaten 3-2 by Nottingham Forest on Saturday, and you can watch the full match highlights below.
Forest Overcome Red Devils In Old Trafford Goal Fest
With both sides looking to bounce back after defeats in Gameweek 14, Manchester United hosted Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday evening amid the havoc caused by Storm Darragh.
Unfortunately for Ruben Amorim, who suffered his first defeat as Red Devils boss when they lost 2-0 to Arsenal on Wednesday, it was Forest that got off to a flying start, as they led after less than two minutes of play.
The goal came courtesy of Serbian central defender Nikola Milenkovic – his first goal for the Reds – powerfully heading beyond a helpless Andre Onana from Elliot Anderson’s corner.
16 minutes later though, Rasmus Hojlund was on hand to restore the parity. The Dane was quickest to respond after Matz Sels denied Alejandro Garnacho from close range, tapping a rebound into an empty net.
Forest restored their lead just two minutes after re-emerging for the second-half, with Onana failing to deal with Morgan Gibbs-White’s effort from outside the area, and just seven minutes later, the in-form Chris Wood extended his side’s advantage with his 10th league goal of the campaign.
Bruno Fernandes struck back in the 61st minute to give the hosts a glimmer of hope heading into the final half hour, but the visitors stood strong, claiming all three points courtesy of a 3-2 victory.
WATCH: Manchester United 2-3 Nottingham Forest Highlights
Next up for United is a trip to the Czech Republic as they face Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League, followed by a short trip to the Etihad Stadium next Sunday to take on Manchester City in the latest instalment of the Manchester derby.
Forest, meanwhile, are back in Premier League action next Saturday with a tough home tie against Aston Villa. The following weekend, Nuno’s side head to the capital where they lock horns with Brentford.