It appeared like the ghost of the past was set to hunt Manchester United on Saturday during the fiercely contested game against Nottingham Forest.
However, Erik Ten Hag’s side rolled out something off their sleeves, as they came back from 2 goals down to defeat the Tricky Trees by 3-2.
Taiwo Awoniyi raced Steve Cooper’s side into the lead in the 2nd minute of the game, before Willy Boly doubled their advantage 2 minutes later.
However, Christian Eriksen reduced the deficit in the 17th minute, and the Red Devils continued to trouble the away side until the end of the first 45.
Nottingham Forest were still ahead at the interval, but Carlos Henrique Casemiro came up clutch for Manchester United in the 52nd minute to level matters.
With 14 minutes till the end of normal time, Marcus Rashford was fouled in the box by Danilo and Bruno Fernandes stepped up to hand Erik Ten Hag’s side an important goal from the spot.
Manchester United completely dominated the game from start to finish, but the opening exchanges almost caused a stare for supporters of the club.
How many games are Manchester United unbeaten at Old Trafford?
The Red Devils are now unbeaten in 20 Premier League matches at Old Trafford, with 39 goals scored, 10 goals conceded and 12 clean sheets amassed.
Erik Ten Hag’s side have been flawless at Old Trafford, and it appears their home turf is now an abattoir, as they take teams to the cleaners irrespective of the opposition.
Their constant persistence paid off, and it resulted in them recording their second victory of the season.
Manchester United are reportedly in the market looking to find solution to their problems in midfield but today their midfield turned up in style.
Christian Eriksen scored the first, Carlos Henrique Casemiro was sublime scoring the second, and captain Bruno Fernandes scored the third for the Red Devils.
These three players are midfielders and they turned up in style at Old Trafford for Manchester United.
The 20-time Premier League champions face Arsenal next in the Premier League, on September 3, 2023, in what should be an exciting showdown.
Arsenal drew with Fulham at the Emirates on Matchday 3, and they will be hoping to return to winning ways on September 3, 2023.
Manchester United V Nottingham Forest stats
Meanwhile, Manchester United had an overwhelming 67% possession count to Nottingham Forest 33%.
For total shots, a whooping 18 shots was fired by Manchester United, while Nottingham Forest fired about 9 shots in total.
In terms of shots on target, Erik Ten Hag’s side had 9 shots on target, while the Tricky Trees had only 4 shots on target.
Nottingham Forest can be proud of their performances this season, despite amassing only 3 points from a possible 9.
They gave Arsenal a tough test in their fis game of the season and they also offered Manchester United a huge scare on Saturday, August 26, 2023.
Forward Taiwo Awoniyi looks to be showing no drop in quality, as he has scored in all their games this season, with a goal per 90 mins ratio.
