RUBEN AMORIM suffered home honeymoon horror as Forest plundered victory to punish more meek Manchester United defending.
2024/2025 Premier League
2-3
Match Report
Three days after Amorim's first defeat in charge - at Arsenal - the Red Devils' fine Old Trafford record collapsed.
Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes fired home in vain for the Red Devils after Forest started each half spectacularly.
United again conceded from a set-piece, Nikola Milenkovic soaring to head his first forest goal from a third-minute corner.
But Hojlund snapped up a deserved leveller after Matz Sels could only parry a low shot from goal-bound Alejandro Garnacho.
However, Forest conjured a start to the second half that was even brighter and sharper than that to the first.
Bruno Fernandes lost possession and Morgan Gibbs-White hit a long-range swerver that deceived Andre Onana to restore the visitors' lead.
Chris Wood then headed Forest 3-1 up on 54 minutes - albeit with Lisandro Martinez amongst the United defenders who could have done better to keep it out.
Just seven minutes later, however, Amad Diallo followed up a fine run by stabbing the ball to Fernandes, who swept home a top-corner right-footer to set up an absorbing last quarter of the contest.
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Match Events
0' Thank you, Kath. United LEGEND
2' Goal for Forest, another corner! Man Utd 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Milenković)
11' Fernandes cross/shot goes wide
14' Amad’s effort is blocked after a good free kick routine
18' Rasmus Højlund levels! Man Utd 1-1 Nottingham Forest
23' Hojlund misses a great chance
27' Jota Silva hits the bar for Forest
33' Close from Forest after an other corner
37' Garnacho’s curling effort easily saved
40' FERNANDES hits the bar with a free kick
47' Onana should have done better there! Man Utd 1-2 Nottingham Forest (Gibbs-White)
54' So dangerous for Man utd
54' CHRIS WOOD makes it three !! Man Utd 1-3 Nottingham Forest (Wood)
58' sub: Rashford ON; Garnacho OFF
61' BRUNO FERNANDES pulls one back with a lethal finish! Man Utd 2-3 Forest
65' subs: Maguire and Mazraoui ON; De Ligt and Yoro OFF
76' subs: Zirkzee and Mount ON; Ugarte and Bruno OFF
Line-ups
Man Utd XI: Bruno Fernandes, Onana, De Ligt, Dalot, Manuel Ugarte, Martinez, Alejandro Garnacho, Amad Diallo Traore, Rasmus Højlund, Kobbie Mainoo, Leny Yoro
Subs: Eriksen, Casemiro, Maguire, Mount, Mazraoui, Altay Bayındır, Rashford, Tyrell Malacia, Joshua Zirkzee
Nottingham Forest XI: Wood, Sels, Aina, Elliot Anderson, Milenkovic, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Ryan Yates, Jota Silva, Neco Williams, Murillo
Subs: Boly, Ward-Prowse, Harry Toffolo, Taiwo Awoniyi, Dominguez, Anthony Elanga, Carlos Miguel, Morato, Ramón Sosa