Manchester United faced off against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground earlier today as they hoped to secure a win on the road in the Premier League. The Red Devils made a good start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 34th minute thanks to Casemiro’s effort. Ruben Amorim’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Morgan Gibbs-White equalised for the home team in the 48th minute before Nicolo Savona completed the turnaround for Nottingham just two minutes later. Amad Diallo equalised for Man United with a superb strike in the 81st minute as the contest ended with the Mancunian giants securing a hard-fought 2-2 draw at the City Ground.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester United player fared during the clash against Nottingham Forest.
GK: Senne Lammens – 6/10
He made one good save at the back but conceded twice this afternoon.
CB: Leny Yoro – 6.5/10
Yoro did his fair share of defending but struggled to influence the game going forward.
CB: Matthijs De Ligt – 7/10
He put his foot through the ball when he could and won a lot of crucial aerial duels.
CB: Luke Shaw – 7/10
Shaw didn’t do much wrong defensively and made one good run with the ball.
RM: Amad Diallo – 8/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal and managed to score the equaliser in the 81st minute.
CM: Casemiro – 8.5/10
The Brazilian talent was a positive influence at both ends of the field and did well to score the opener in the 34th minute.
CM: Bruno Fernandes – 7.5/10
He caught the eye at times on both halves and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LM: Diogo Dalot – 6.5/10
Dalot came back to defend when needed but offered very little in the final third.
RAM: Bryan Mbeumo – 7/10
He caused some problems for the Nottingham defenders but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
LAM: Matheus Cunha – 7.5/10
Cunha caused all sorts of chaos in and around the opponent’s penalty area, but there was no goal for him.
ST: Benjamin Sesko – 6/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal, but failed to take his chances.
Substitutes:
LM: Patrick Dorgu – 6/10
He was a threat going forward.
RB: Noussair Mazraoui – 6/10
Mazraoui made one good run with the ball.
