Manchester United hosted Nottingham Forest in the 20th round match of the English Premier League (EPL). The match, played at the City Ground in Nottingham, resulted in a 2:1 victory for the hosts.
Nottingham Forest took the lead with the goal scored by Nicolas Dominguez in the 64th minute. Marcus Rashford equalized in the 78th minute. Finally, Morgan Gibbs-White brought the victory to his team in the 82nd minute.
Manchester United suffered their third defeat in the last five matches of the English Championship and are in seventh place in the table (31 points). Nottingham Forest achieved their second consecutive victory under the management of Nuno Espirito Santo and rose to 15th place by collecting 20 points.
The defeat to Nottingham was Manchester United’s 21st defeat of 2023. Only three times have the Red Devils lost more games in a calendar year. Anti-record – 28 defeats (1930). They lost 25 times in 1972 and 24 times in 1921-24.
Erik ten Hag’s team will host Tottenham in London on January 14 in the next round, while Nottingham will visit Brentford on January 20.
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