Nottingham Forest’s return to Premier League action didn’t go how many would have hoped with the Reds falling to defeat against Manchester United.
Steve Cooper ’s men went into the game off the back of three wins in a row, with two of the victories coming in the Carabao Cup as they booked their place in the quarter-final of the competition last week. Confidence among the squad would have therefore been high with Forest hoping that they could take something from Old Trafford.
It however didn’t work out that way, as Marcus Rashford gave the Red Devils a lead in the first half with a cleverly worked corner, Anthony Martial doubled their lead just two minutes later. The Reds did see a goal chalked off for offside in the first half. As Forest pushed to get back into the game in the closing stages, Fred made sure of the result after a Man United counter attack.
