Erik ten Hag’s side have work to do after conceding twice inside four minutes in what looked like a routine home fixture on Saturday Manchester United gave themselves a mountain to climb after going two goals down within four minutes at home to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday. Keen to bounce back after last weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham, Erik ten Hag’s side made the worst possible start at Old Trafford. Taiwo Awoniyi opened the scoring after two minutes as he raced clear in a breakaway attack, fooled Andre Onana with a feint and slotted past the floored goalkeeper into the corner. And two minutes later, Willy Boly doubled Forest’s lead after a free-kick from Brennan Johnson hit him and was deflected into the back of the net. Christian Eriksen pulled a goal back for United as he fired home from a Marcus Rashford cross after 17 minutes, but the home side went in 2-1 down at the interval and have work to do in the second half to turn the match around. Ten Hag is still without a number of players, with Mason Mount, Rasmus Hojlund, Amad Diallo, Tom Heaton, Kobbie Mainoo, Tyrell Malacia and Luka Shaw all sidelined for this game. Post navigation Newcastle ‘unicorn’ could punish ‘$77m’ Liverpool transfer mistake after Jürgen Klopp praise. Mikel Arteta: ‘We were 10 times better against Fulham this year’.
