Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3–0.
Marcus Rashford, who scored the winning goal, receives congratulations from his teammates. PDO
Manchester United went into their league matches badly undermanned.
It was telling that he had just recovered from the World Cup final Raphael Varane asked to get on the field, even though the Frenchman had only had time to train once with his club team after the gig in Qatar.
Varane’s sacrifice was welcome because the top pair Lisandro Martinez was still in Buenos Aires celebrating the world championship, Victor Lindelöf was sick with fever at home and credit To Harry Maguire was worn out by the Dutch manager From Erik ten Hag out.
Maguire played excellently in an England shirt in Qatar, but he is clearly a surplus in the club team.
– Harry has recovered from the virus, but he is not fit to play for 90 minutes. That’s why he won’t be at the opening, ten Hag explained on the club’s official TV channel.
The manager solved the defender shortage by sending Pak on the left Luke Shaw’s Varane for a couple.
Rashford decided
The unorthodox defensive line did not come to haunt United fans, even at the very end of the opening period Ryan Yates was able to put the ball into the net with incredible ease. However, the VAR council called the situation a hair’s breadth offside, and the home team went into the break with a clear lead.
At least Old Trafford saw that the team’s performance has not suffered Cristiano Ronaldo fired. Marcus Rashford put the hosts in the lead in the 19th minute at the end of a great special situation pattern and a moment later he started Anthony Martial’s 2–0 goal.
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United’s Dutch manager Erik ten Hag has shown that he is capable of tough decisions. PDO
In the second period, the leading role was played by the Forest keeper, who made great saves Wayne Hennessey. He couldn’t stop the substitute either Fred’s finishing countryman Casemiro great preliminary work.
However, the most important statistic of the latter four-pointer was probably Maguire’s arrival on the field in the 77th minute. At the same time, the English pair was able to show potential buyers that he would still be a useful reinforcement in another environment.
United’s home win brought the red shirts closer to Tottenham and the league’s top four. The North Londoners have a point lead left, and Spurs also have one more game to play.