Manchester United winger tried to escape his clutches. Free-kick for United, wide on the left.Nottingham Forest free-kick. Onana was beaten but the post saved United.Manchester United come unstuck at another set-piece. Elliot Anderson’s delivery was towards the near post, where with four men in red shirts looking on, Milenkovic leaped to power home his first goal for Forest from about five yards out.Nottingham Forest subsitute Anthony Elanga bringing out wreaths to commemorate Kath Phipps, United’s much-loved receptionist, who has passed away. United’s players are currently posing for a pre-match phtograph of them holding up a banner in Kath’s honour. May she rest in peace.View the Premier League table
Premier League match in Manchester in the space of four days, their manager acknowledged they were tough assignments to face back-to-back but insisted his side would be as well prepared as possible for this evening’s game, despite being far from sure who will line-up for their hosts.
“We are ready,” he said. “Let’s recover and fight for the game. [Manchester Unbited’s] results are difficult to predict because Ruben in this moment is changing a lot. I think he is trying to get to know players better. The idea is there, we don’t know exactly who is going to play, but for sure they have quality players.
“They are quality and have talented players. The shape is there. The personnel and the players we cannot identify who is going to start but our approach is always the same. Let’s focus on the things they have been doing but also let’s look at getting the advantage. It is always a tough place to go but let’s focus on being positive on the game.”
Manchester United, with Harry Maguire making way in defence. Amad and Kobbie Mainoo are back in the United starting line-up, with Mason Mount, Tyrell Malacia and Noussair Mazraoui all dropping to the bench.
For Nottingham Forerst, Neco Williams and Elliot Anderson come back into the side, with Orel Mangala and Nicolas Dominguez dropping out. Alex Moreno is injured.
Manchester United defenders Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans are all sidelined with injury.
Leny Yoro could also be ready for his first Premier League start after playing 30 minutes against Arsenal upon his return from the fracture he picked up in pre-season.
Nottingham Forest continue to cope in the absence of Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare but otherwise have a clean bill of health.
severe buffeting Wales and the north-west of England are taking from Storm Darragh, this evening’s match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest looks set to go ahead, although the players of both sides will almost certainly have to contend with rain and winds of up to 40 miles per hour as they go about their business.
Manchester United come into this match on the back of Wednesday night’s defeat at the hands of Arsenal, while Forest will hope to bounce back from their loss at the Etihad Stadium, where they were beaten 3-0 by Manchester City. Kick-off at Old Trafford is at 5.30pm (GMT) but stay tuned in the mean time for team news and weather updates.
Source: theguardian.com
