Manchester United have been warned they might need a "bit of magic" to get past Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford despite the Reds' "appalling" away record.
Alongside Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Reds have a league-low away points tally of two having lost five of their seven matches so far and only drawn the other pair of games against Brighton and Hove Albion and Everton. Goodison Park was also where they scored their one and only goal outside of the City Ground when a late Brennan Johnson opener was soon cancelled out by a Demarai Gray equaliser.
This means that Forest are goalless on their travels in the Premier League for more than four months now. Four goals, including two for Johnson, were scored against Blackburn Rovers, though, to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals and head coach Steve Cooper will hope that away form continues into the festive period.
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Premier League pundit Chris Sutton is not sure that will start against Man United, though. Predicting a 1-0 victory for the hosts, with a suggestion that Marcus Rashford may well be the difference between the sides, the Nottingham-born player-turned-pundit isn't optimistic about Forest's prospects.
"At the start of the season, I didn't think Nottingham Forest would go down, but right now, they are bang in trouble," Sutton told BBC Sport.
"At least Forest have got some time to save themselves, but their away record is appalling - just two points; and one goal from seven games - and I don't see them adding to either tally at Old Trafford.
"Now old sulky pants - aka Cristiano Ronaldo - has gone, the expectation is that Manchester United will be in a better place and be much better as a team. That may well be the case, but I wouldn't be surprised if they make hard work of winning this game and need a bit of magic from Marcus Rashford to get over the line."
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