Man Utd 3 Nottingham Forest 0 LIVE RESULT: Fred nets third after Rashford and Martial goal to seal three points
MARCUS RASHFORD has fired Manchester United into the lead against Nottingham Forest and got an assist for their second.
The England star did brilliantly to lose his marker from the corner as Christian Eriksen found his run.
Rashford then fired a shot into the back of the net to give the Red Devils the lead.
Just moments later, Rashford picked the ball up on the left and found Anthony Martial, who fired past Wayne Hennessey.
Nottingham Forest thought they had a goal back but VAR adjudged their goal to be offside.
And Fred sealed the three points for Manchester United in the 87th minute, getting onto a Casemiro pass before sliding home.
- RESULT: Man Utd 3 Nottingham Forest 0
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- Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Shaw, Malacia, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial, Antony
- Nottingham Forest XI: Hennessey, Worrall, Mangala, Awoniyi, Lingard, Johnson, Yates, Freuler, Aurier, Boly, Lodi
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Van de Beek now plays at No10 for United whereas Fernandes moves to the right wing.
A big opportunity for the struggling Dutchman
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Substitution
United boss Ten Hag makes his first changes as Van de Beek and Garnacho come on for Martial and Antony respectively
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Substitution
Another change by Forest manager Cooper - a triple one this time.
Surridge, Toffolo and Dennis come on for Awoniyi, Mangala and Lodi
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What a chance!
Another big save by Hennessey, who is so much better in the second half!
Fernandes chips the ball to Martial, who finds himself in front of the Forest keeper that stops him with another major block
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What a chance!
United come inches away from a third!
Rashford delivers a wonderful low cross to Fernandes, who leaves it to Antony and he shoots from close range inside the area.
But Hennessey - sort of - makes up for his earlier blunder and stops the Brazilian with one hand
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Lovely touch from the United fans, who applaud Lingard as he hobbles off the pitch.
The ex-Red Devils ace returns the applause as he heads to the back
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Substitution
Forest manager Cooper is forced to make a change as Lingard's return to Old Trafford ends in heartbreak.
The forward is replaced by O'Brien
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Chance
Forest knock on United's door early as Aurier's clever low cross from the right is met by Mangala on the front post but his shot his De Gea's side netting
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Chance
United captain Fernandes tries something between a cross and shot from the right that hits Hennessey's side netting
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No changes from either side as we get things underway at Old Trafford.
Shaw is still playing at centre-back after an impressive first half in the unfamiliar position
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Peep!
Off we go again in Manchester!!!
Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest stats
Manchester United dominated a whopping 70 per cent of possession in the first half.
United registered a total of six shots, half of which were on target.
Forest, on the other hand, only managed two shots, one of which was on target.
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HT: Man Utd 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Manchester United lead 2-0 against Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford.
United opened the scoring on 19 minutes after Marcus Rashford met Christian Eriksen's low cross from the right to beat Wayne Hennessey with a thunderous finish.
The Red Devils doubled their lead only three minutes later when Rashford turned from scorer to provider.
The forward set Anthony Martial on the edge of the box and the France international delivered a low shot that Hennessey failed to hold onto.
Forest thought they got an important goal when Ryan Yates headed a delicious free-kick by Renan Lodi but a VAR check revealed Willy Boly got a touch from an offside position
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Peep!
Half-time in Manchester!!!
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Unlucky for Forest, as that was a nice goal with Yates heading a delicious free-kick from Lodi down the left.
Three minutes of stoppage time to go
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No goal!
Heartbreak for Forest as a VAR check reveals that Yates' header hit Boly's shin while he was offside
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Goal!
Forest score with Yates!!!
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Five more minutes to go until half-time at Old Trafford.
Forest need a goal before they go back to the dressing room or else they face an even bigger task ahead in the second half
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Chance
United ace Antony delivers a beautiful curling shot from the edge of the box and just misses Hennessey's top right corner
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Casemiro and Eriksen are very impressive with some stunning movement and accurate passing.
The two midfielders are finding it easy to complete long passes as Forest are leaving plenty of space
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Chance!
Forest register their first big opportunity as a long-range shot by Yates is denied by De Gea, who produces a very bizarre save.
The United keeper lunges to his bottom left corner and saves it with his chest instead of his gloves...
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United's game is beaming with confidence after Martial's goal.
It's easy to fear for Forest with that scoreline so early into the match
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Yellow card
Forest pick up their first booking of the match with Mangala holding on to Rashford as he was on a counter-attack
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Yellow card
We have the first booking of the match and it goes to United ace Malacia for a late challenge on Aurier
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Rashford scored United's first and created the second with an assist for Martial.
The England international has equalled Cantona's record of 64 Premier League goals
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