MANCHESTER UNITED will be determined to bounce back from their Tottenham tragedy when they face Nottingham Forest TODAY.
A second-half strike from Pape Matar Sarr followed by an own-goal by Lisandro Martinez saw Spurs beat the Red Devils 2-0 last weekend.
While Steve Cooper's side head north with the pressure off and full of confidence after recently securing a dramatic last-gasp win over Sheffield United.
- Kick-off time: 3pm BST
- TV/Live stream: Not televised in the UK
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- By Nyle Smith
Poor performances and criticism
Not only do the Red Devils have an injury crisis, but they have been accused of poor performances too.
Wingers Antony and Alejandro Garnacho have thus far proven to be particularly disappointing, failing the provide the attacking spark United need.
Marcus Rashford has also failed to deliver, albeit out of his favoured position.
The midfield trio of Mount, Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes has not lived up to the hype either, though some of the blame for this could also be pinned on Ten Hag not drilling in a solid structure.
Casemiro, crucial to the Red Devils' success in the Carabao Cup and a Champions League return last season, has been guilty of being dribbled past on far too many occasions as a defensive midfielder.
- By Nyle Smith
Inside Man Utd's Injury crisis
Manchester United's promising start to the summer seems to have unravelled in the space of two games.
Starting the season without a recognised forward was far from ideal for Ten Hag.
However, with £72m new boy Hojlund turning up a lower-back injury in his medical, United have delayed the 20-year-old's introduction to the rough and tumbles of Premier League life.
They were not helped by pre-season injuries to Tom Heaton, Amad Diallo and Kobbie Mainoo, while Tyrell Malacia carried over an injury from last season.
But since the season started United have been hit by three MORE injuries to Harry Maguire, Mount and Luke Shaw, with the latter two coming within 24 hours of each other.
- By Nyle Smith
Welcome to Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest
Good afternoon and welcome to SunSport’s live coverage of Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest – this should be a good one
The Red Devils are in need of a big bounceback after being comfortably beaten last week at the hands of a new-look Tottenham.
And United’s current injury crisis has added to their recent woes so it doesn’t look as easy as it seems.
Furthermore, Forest goes into this game oozing with confidence having recently snatched all three points from Premier League freshman Sheffield United.
But Erik ten Hag’s men came out on top when the sides last faced in April this year.
Stay in touch as coming right up, we’ll have any breaking news, injury updates and the starting lineups all before kick-off at 3pm BST.
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