Mind you, AM9 isn’t half bad either. Awoniyi dribbles dangerously down the Forest right. But Casemiro makes a stunning tackle and interception, just as he looks like breaking into the box. United counter at speed. Rashford works down the left and finds Martial in the middle. Martial shoots through Boly’s legs from the edge of the D. The shot should be stopped by Hennessey, but squirms into the bottom left past soft hands. Some counter-attack, though!
A brilliantly worked corner! Eriksen pulls the corner low towards the penalty spot. Rashford emerges from the pack ahead of everyone else, timing his run to perfection. He meets the pullback and sidefoots across Hennessey and into the top left!
Manchester United’s tails are up all right. Malacia sashays down the left and then along the byline. He can’t quite find anybody with his attempted cutback, but Forest needed to swarm him to put a stop to his gallop.
The corner’s no good. United attempt to counter but Fernandes’ attempt to find Rashford is inaccurate and all momentum is lost. United come again, though, Rashford working his way down the right and releasing Wan-Bissaka into a bit of space.
The full back – who is much improved in attack these days under Ten Hag – fires a a low cross into the box that’s hacked clear at the near post. Good move that. Aurier and Yeats win another Forest corner down the right. This is probably more of a scoring opportunity for United on the counter, truth be told. And yes, the delivery is awful, and Rashford scampers off up the right at full pelt. Mangala cynically hauls him back, and he’s in the book as well now.
Martial's goal pic.twitter.com/etcTSvD2FH
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