Man Utd 3-2 Nottingham Forest: Shaw, Cunha & Mbeumo net as Utd seal 3rd place in EPL

Game is over and the final score is Man Utd 3-2 Nottingham Forest. Here is the match report.

Match Report

Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League assists record as Man Utd sealed a third-place finish with an entertaining 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford.

The United captain has now matched Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne by setting up 20 goals in a Premier League season, with the milestone moment coming when Fernandes crossed for wasteful Bryan Mbeumo to finally stick away his fourth big chance of the game on Sunday.

Fernandes then almost took the record outright in the final moments, when Diogo Dalot took the ball off him and fired against the foot of the far post.

But, regardless, it was another standout performance from Fernandes, who carved out eight opportunities for his team-mates, on a day the home fans waved goodbye to another midfield favourite, Casemiro, who will leave the club this summer.

United's final home game of the season got off to a dream start with a rare goal from Luke Shaw arrowed in after just six minutes. Mbeumo should have made it 2-0 when he hit the near post from a tight angle after going around Matz Sels moments after Senne Lammens had saved a Morgan Gibbs-White one-on-one.

Mbeumo then skied a real sitter just after half-time from close range as his 11-game goalless run looked to weigh heavy on his shoulders. And United were punished for his wayward finishing when Morato headed in an excellent Elliot Anderson cross to equalise.

United almost instantly responded - but Matheus Cunha's goal was a controversial one. The ball struck Mbeumo's arm off his hip before the striker's shot rebounded for Cunha to convert. The goal was given on-field but, after a long check, VAR advised ref Michael Salisbury to go to the monitor, with many assuming handball against Mbeumo would be given. But Salisbury instead stood by his original call and awarded the goal.

It's significance was reduced when Fernandes crossed from the right for Mbeumo to divert the ball in for United's third, although another Anderson cross and sharp finish from Morgan Gibbs-White kept the contest close during the end-to-end final stages.

Joshua Zirkzee was brilliantly denied by Sels soon after Dalot had struck the woodwork but ultimately it was a satisfying win for United in front of their home fans for the final time this season.

Forest, with their Premier League status already secured, stay 16th.

Neville on Cunha's controversial goal

"That is a shocker in every way! Honestly, that is ridiculous. The VAR has been clear: the player has handballed it. He looked at it for three minutes and the referee has looked at it for another minute.

"I can't believe what I have just seen. That was handball. I don't know what to say. We have to admire referees who stand by their decisions but that was not the time to do it."

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

14' Bruno is left without any options on the edge of the box

16' Good play from Amad to beat the defender, but the cutback is just misplaced

20' Great save from Senne Lammens

21' Bryan Mbuemo hits the post and Casemiro narrowly misses wide

32' Match Event for Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest

38' Martinez fires a volley into a crowd of Forest players. Handball is called for

42' Good cross from Dalot finds Amad. Header is just over the bar

47' Mbeumo skies it over the bar from inside the six-yard box

53' GOAL! Morato makes it 1-1 from a corner! Man Utd 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Morato)

64' Another over the bar from Mbeumo. Bruno is gutted for the assist

66' Good chance for Amad but it's saved

71' Highlight from Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest

78' GOAL! Man Utd 3-2 Nottingham Forest (Morgan Gibbs-White)

Line-ups

Man Utd XI: Casemiro, Maguire, Luke Shaw, Bruno Fernandes, Dalot, Lisandro Martinez, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Senne Lammens, Amad Diallo Traore, Mainoo

Subs: Mount, Mazraoui, Altay Bayındır, Ugarte, Malacia, Zirkzee, Yoro, Patrick Dorgu, Ayden Heaven

Nottingham Forest XI: Wood, Sels, Elliot Anderson, Milenkovic, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Neco Williams, Luca Netz, Igor Jesus, Morato, Omari Hutchinson

Subs: Ortega, John Victor, Taiwo Awoniyi, Sangare, Ryan Yates, Dilane Bakwa, McAtee, Zach Abbott, Jair Cunha