Nottingham Forest condemned Manchester United to their second straight Premier League defeat on Saturday, beating Ruben Amorim’s males 3-2 at Outdated Trafford.
United ahead Rasmus Hojlund cancelled out Nikola Milenkovic’s early aim however Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wooden put the guests in cost and so they saved United at bay after Bruno Fernandes pulled one again.
Forest’s first win at Outdated Trafford since 1994 lifts them to fifth within the Premier League desk however United are languishing in thirteenth spot.
Amorim made a constructive begin to his profession within the United dugout after changing the sacked Erik ten Hag final month, drawing one and profitable two of his first three video games.
However he warned the “storm will come” for the struggling membership, who’ve endured a torrid begin to the season.
Actuality is now beginning to chew onerous after a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal in midweek adopted by Saturday’s reverse at dwelling.
“Robust sport in a troublesome second however we’ve to proceed the job,” a disenchanted Amorim informed the BBC.
“It is a lengthy journey. We’re bettering in some facets. We’ve got to win video games to assist us enhance the staff.
“We’re within the begin of one thing so huge that we take note of each element. We already know it is a huge job so we’ve to proceed.”
The previous Sporting Lisbon boss will doubtless be as pissed off with the style of the targets because the end result.
Set-piece agony
Corners proved their undoing at Arsenal and Milenkovic headed dwelling from an Elliot Anderson nook within the second minute after beating Lisandro Martinez to the ball.
United rallied and have been stage within the 18th minute with Hojlund turning dwelling after Alejandro Garnacho’s try from a Manuel Ugarte ball was smothered by Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels.
The house aspect did not construct on their aim and Forest’s Jota Silva despatched a header onto the crossbar after a free-kick was nodded on.
United captain Fernandes went shut with a set-piece of his personal as the primary half wound down, hitting a 25-yard free-kick that Sels brilliantly received a fingertip to earlier than it rattled the crossbar.
However Forest once more made a lightning begin to the second half.
Fernandes gave the ball away to Callum Hudson-Odoi and he discovered Gibbs-White, whose 20-yard strike swerved as Andre Onana was all too simply overwhelmed.
New Zealand worldwide Wooden met a deep Gibbs-White cross within the 54th minute with a header again throughout aim that Matthijs de Ligt, Onana and Martinez all did not cope with because it looped in.
United pulled one again simply after the hour mark when Amad Diallo confirmed good ability and consciousness after driving down the precise to play again for Fernandes, who swept the ball previous Sels from the sting of the field.
The aim injected new perception into the Outdated Trafford devoted, who roared with encouragement when Diallo went shut quickly afterwards.
However Forest noticed out that surge and largely blunted the hosts. Diogo Dalot noticed an effort saved and Diallo was denied by a block.
Substitute Marcus Rashford’s volley deflected broad deep in stoppage time, with Martinez sending an acrobatic effort inches over earlier than the ultimate whistle.
