Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest - prediction, team news, lineups

Aiming to reason their Old Trafford run successful style, Manchester United big in-form Nottingham Forest successful the Premier League connected Sunday afternoon.

The Red Devils' singular scoring series halted astatine the basal of Sunderland past clip out, whilst the Tricky Trees near it precocious to snatch a share of the spoils with Newcastle United.

Match preview

After uncovering the nett successful 23 consecutive Premier League contests, Manchester United failed to people successful their goalless gully astatine Sunderland past weekend, erstwhile some Senne Lammens and Robin Roefs performed admirably to support cleanable sheets.

Due to the Red Devils' uncommon blank successful beforehand of nett astatine the Stadium of Light, playmaker Bruno Fernandes was incapable to adhd to his 19 top-flight assists, with the Portugal planetary conscionable 1 publication distant from equalling the division's all-time record.

Currently successful the midst of a four-game unbeaten tally (W3 D1), Michael Carrick's broadside are sitting successful 3rd spot successful the Premier League standings, already guaranteed a spot successful the Champions League adjacent term.

As a result, complacency could creep into the show of the hosts versus Forest this play astatine Old Trafford, wherever Man Utd person mislaid conscionable 1 of their last location league games successful the past 18 seasons.

Losing conscionable doubly successful his 15 matches astatine the helm, interim brag Carrick is leaving a beardown content arsenic helium seeks to onshore the Old Trafford gig connected a full-time ground up of adjacent term's highly-anticipated Champions League return.

Courtesy of a 1-1 gully with Newcastle past Sunday afternoon, Nottingham Forest extended their unbeaten tally to 8 Premier League matches (W4 D4) - their longest specified tally successful a league run since the 1995-96 term.

Further staking his assertion for the spot alongside Declan Rice successful England's World Cup midfield, Elliot Andersen produced a infinitesimal of magic to salvage a constituent astatine the City Ground versus the Magpies past clip out.

Unbeaten domestically since the travel to Brighton & Hove Albion connected March 1, Vitor Pereira's broadside are mathematically harmless from relegation, sitting 7 points supra 18th-placed West Ham United with 2 contests remaining.

Apart from their semi-final Europa League travel to Aston Villa connected May 7, Forest person been exceptional connected the roadworthy successful caller times, winning each of their past 3 Premier League distant matches by an aggregate scoreline of 11-1.

After winning 3-2 astatine the Theatre of Dreams past season, the Tricky Trees are seeking back-to-back triumphs astatine the basal of Man Utd, who person failed to triumph immoderate of the past 3 clashes betwixt the clubs.

Manchester United Premier League form:

D L W W W D

Nottingham Forest Premier League form:

W D W W W D

Nottingham Forest signifier (all competitions):

W W W W L D

Team News

Missing Man Utd's past 23 Premier League matches, defender Matthijs de Ligt (back) is unavailable erstwhile again for Sunday's crippled astatine Old Trafford.

After scoring successful consecutive contests against Brentford and Liverpool, Benjamin Sesko missed the Sunderland stalemate due to the fact that of a shin problem.

Joshua Zirkzee is apt to clasp his spot astatine the focal constituent of the hosts' onslaught should the Slovenian beryllium retired of enactment this weekend.

Forest person been plagued by wounded woes successful caller times, with cardinal defenders Murillo (hamstring) and Ola Aina (knock) improbable to diagnostic connected Sunday.

Suffering a nasty caput wounded during the triumph astatine Chelsea, Morgan Gibbs-White is grooming successful a protective disguise but could play a portion astatine Old Trafford.

Focusing connected much affirmative news, winger Dan Ndoye could marque a instrumentality to the matchday squad, whilst midfielder Ibrahim Sangare has rejoined first-team training.

Predicted lineups

Manchester United imaginable starting lineup:

Lammens; Mazraoui, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Mainoo, Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha; Zirkzee

Nottingham Forest imaginable starting lineup:

Sels; Cunha, Milenkovic, Morato; Williams, Yates, Anderson, Netz; Hutchinson, Jesus, Wood

We say: Manchester United 3-1 Nottingham Forest

Damaged by Europa League heartbreak and an wounded crisis, Nottingham Forest could beryllium determination for the taking astatine Old Trafford connected Sunday.

With Fernandes hunting down the assistance record, Manchester United should beryllium motivated to grounds a convincing triumph this weekend.

For information investigation of the astir apt results, scorelines and much for this lucifer delight click here.