Nottingham Forest vs. Manchester United Manchester United easily defeated Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Tuesday thanks to a second Marcus Rashford goal. Live Score: Premier League Live: MUN 3-0 NFO Since returning from World Cup duty in Qatar, Rashford has scored in two straight games. The triumph at a soggy Old Trafford and maintenance of Erik ten Hag's team's fifth-place Premier League standing with 29 points only required goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial in the first half and a late third from Fred.
Marcus Rashford continued his impressive scoring streak as Manchester United easily defeated Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Tuesday in the Premier League.
At the World Cup in Qatar, Rashford, who scored three goals for England,Anthony Martial extended the hosts' advantage three minutes after United took the lead with a superb finish from a corner in the 19th minute, setting them up for victory.
Midway through the first half, Forest believed they had gotten back into the game, but Willy Boly's goal from a free kick was disallowed for offside.
The hosts, who are now in fifth position, moved one point away from the top four with the victory, and the visitors never looked like mounting a comeback. United sealed the deal with a strong performance with a late third goal from substitute Fred. 19th place forest stay
"We need to take this opportunity to score more goals. We created so many chances, but it took us until right before the end to score the third goal.
Erik ten Hag, the manager of United, said this to Amazon.
"We had two pretty good chances to win the game right before halfway. There will be a lot of games in the future, which allows you to conserve energy and benefits everyone. We must be more clinical if we want the team to advance.
We must be harsh, but it's clear that Martial and Rashford can score goals. Bruno Fernandes will also score goals.
For both club and nation, Rashford has had a significantly improved season in front of goal. In his team's first league match back from the World Cup, his exquisite near-post strike from a well-worked corner broke the score in the drizzle at Old Trafford.
To score more goals than I've ever scored in a season is my goal.
Therefore, I believe it to be 22 or 23. I must continue to score and have an impact on the games.
Boly's goal at the far post needed a lengthy VAR review to be overturned, but otherwise United continued to dominate the game.