Manchester United Edges Past Nottingham Forest to Move Up to Third in Premier League
Goals: Nottingham Forest – Manchester_United – Played on 04/ 16/ 2023
In the 31st round of the English Premier League, Manchester United regained third place by defeating Nottingham Forest 2-0 at the City Ground.
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First Half
In the 18th minute, Nottingham goalkeeper Keylor Navas saved his goal from a goal after Anthony failed to shoot with his left foot. In the 25th minute, the host team almost opened the scoring with a corner kick toward the far post, which reached McKenna, who headed the ball into the post.
In the 32nd minute, Manchester United took the lead after Martial fired to save Navas, but the ball rebounded in front of Anthony, who easily followed it into the net.
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Second Half
At the start of the second half, Manchester United wanted to consolidate their lead, with Fernandez exchanging the ball with Eriksen before firing a direct shot, which Navas saved before it rebounded from the crossbar in the 56th minute. Nottingham almost snatched a draw in the 73rd minute, but Felipe headed the ball wide of the goal.