Manchester United edged out Nottingham Forest in a close win on Saturday, 3x2, relating to matchweek 3 of the Premier League . To this matchweek, Erik ten Hag's team came from a defeat, and Steve Cooper's team came from a win.
After 2 minutes, Taiwo Awoniyi opened the scoring for Nottingham Forest, with a right-foot strike inside the penalty box. Early in the game, Willy Boly fired home Steve Cooper's team second goal. After 17 minutes, Christian Eriksen struck for Manchester United, with a right-foot strike inside the penalty box.
After 52 minutes, Casemiro struck the second goal for Erik ten Hag's team. In the 67th minute, Joe Worrall left the game early after seeing a red card. With 76 minutes on the clock, Bruno Fernandes scored the last goal of the match, from the penalty spot.
After the result Manchester United are 5th in the table, with 6 points, while Nottingham Forest sit 14th place, with 3 points. In their next fixture, Erik ten Hag's team will play away against Arsenal, whilst Steve Cooper's team visit Chelsea.
| Manchester United | Nottingham Forest | |||
| 7 | 6 | Shots | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Shots on target | 2 | 8 |
5 | Total Tackles | 5 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Tackles Won | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | Ball steals | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | 86 | Total Passes | 31 | 8 |
| 7 | 76 | Passes Completed | 22 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | Saves | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | Fouls Committed | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Fouls Suffered | 2 | 8 |
