Nottingham Forest vs Man Utd

After Manchester United's emphatic 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in the Semi-Final first leg, here are a selection of the best post-match stats from ...

● Nottingham Forest suffered their first defeat at the City Ground since September, ending a run of eight home games without a loss in all competitions (W4 D4). ● After Newcastle’s win at Southampton and Man Utd’s at Nottingham Forest, 2022-23 is only the third League Cup season in which both Semi-Final first legs were won by the away side (also 1972-73 and 1992-93). ● Nottingham Forest lost a League Cup Semi-Final game for the very first time, in what was their 13th match at this stage of the competition (W7 D5).

Erik ten Hag's Manchester United are pushing for Wembley as they take on Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup semifinals.

Meanwhile, United have also gone with a first-choice lineup, other than the absence of Raphael Varane, who is on the bench. Tenacious in the tackle and pacey in possession, he's the key if the Reds are to turn this around. The former also saw them reach the final four of the FA Cup and UEFA Europa League without success, while the latter campaign featured a final defeat in Europe. 84th min: Initially coming from a sloppy Pellistri pass in his own defensive third, Forest win a free-kick on the left edge of the box but it results in nothing. He gets between two Forest defenders, who don't know whether to lunge in or not, and finishes well with his left foot at the near post. "In possession, we have a plan, but it's also intuition, the creativity of an individual to create chances. He was good in between the lines, he had good physicality, had some good actions. But I have seen some good movements today and in the last couple of games. After the goal, we created some good chances, but then we allowed them almost to come back in the game. Morgan Gibbs-White began to pull the strings as only he can for the Reds, showing the full set of golf clubs with some lovely passes and incredible dynamism on the transition. He's a man full of confidence and was the clear out-ball for Erik ten Hag's men through the first half. Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst and Bruno Fernandes were the heroes on the night for United, who are looking to end a six-year trophy drought.

First-half goals from Marcus Rashford and Wout Weghorst were added to by a Bruno Fernandes strike in the latter stages, as Erik ten Hag's side earned a valuable ...

Pellistri’s perseverance in the box was also another key contributor to Bruno Fernandes’s injury-time goal. The boss chose to start David De Gea, and the Spaniard once again played an important role for United. Erik said United are better with Antony in the team, and that was certainly the case at The City Ground. In the second half, he was influential too, laying the ball off for Christian Eriksen, who crashed an effort off the crossbar. The Dutchman also challenged our no.21 to deliver even more, and in turn, Antony was lively once again in our latest outing, during another win. The United supporters were very happy with that one, as Wout Weghorst got on the scoresheet for the first time as a Red.