Nottingham Woodland passed Manchester United and Ruben Amorim a 2d successive defeat as they sealed a shocking 3-2 victory at Outdated Trafford on Saturday.
Nikola Milenkovic, Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wooden had been on track for Woodland, whilst Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes struck again for the guests.
Woodland opened the scoring within two mins when Milenkovic rose very best from a nook to move Woodland forward along with his first function for the membership – the 3rd nook United have conceded from in 3 video games.
United didn’t let their heads drop and after quarter-hour of constant power, after all discovered an equaliser when Hojlund poked house the rebound from Alejandro Garnacho’s close-range effort.
Each groups hit the woodwork within the first half of via Jota Silva and Fernandes as they appeared to edge forward, however headed for the destroy all sq..
However simply as they did within the first half of, Woodland discovered the web inside of two mins of the restart when Gibbs-White wrong-footed Andre Onana with a fierce strike from out of doors the field.
And that effort looked as if it would have wobbled Onana, who appeared puzzled as Woodland swung in a pass to Wooden on the again publish seven mins later, who looped a header again throughout function and into the other nook of the web for 3-1 because the New Zealander was the membership’s all-time height Premier League height scorer.
This time, United spoke back definitely when Amad Diallo arrange Fernandes to wrap his foot round an impressive strike to tug a function again for the house aspect.
Woodland held company to transport into the highest 5 and two issues off the highest 4, whilst United keep in thirteenth.
Speaking level – The typhoon has arrived in Manchetser
And we’re no longer speaking about Hurricane Darragh which has wreaked havoc around the country, however the typhoon Amorim warned us all about.
The Portuguese supervisor admitted that issues would worsen at Outdated Trafford ahead of they get well, as he appears to show round a depressing duration within the membership’s historical past.
United have set a brand new low, choosing up their fewest issues after 15 league video games for the reason that 1986/87 season, simply ahead of Sir Alex Ferguson used to be appointed.
It’s now back-to-back defeats this season after a loss towards Arsenal in midweek, and issues aren’t about to get any more uncomplicated with the Manchester derby at the horizon.
Participant of the Fit – Chris Wooden (Nottingham Woodland)
Gibbs-White scored and made an lend a hand in an excellent attacking efficiency, however it used to be a landmark evening for Wooden who was the membership’s all-time main Premier League height goalscorer along with his tenth function of the season.
He used to be a handful towards United as he at all times is, particularly this season – his best possible get started in a Woodland blouse – and made a fuss within the field as he nodded house his twenty fifth top-flight function for the membership, which grew to become out to be the winner at Outdated Trafford.
Wooden has now scored 10+ targets in six separate seasons within the Premier League and a complete of 78 targets in 241 video games.
Fit rankings
Guy Utd: Onana 3, De Ligt 5, Martinez 6, Yoro 5, Amad 7, Ugarte 7, Mainoo 7, Dalot 7, Fernandes 7, Garnacho 6, Hojlund 7
Subs: Maguire 6, Mazraoui 6, Mount 6, Rashford 6, Zirkzee 6
Nottingham Woodland: Sels 7, Aina 7, Murillo 6, Milenkovic 7, Williams 7, Anderson 7, Yates 6, Jota 7, Gibbs-White 8, Hudson-Odoi 7, Wooden 8
Subs: Morato 6, Dominguez 6, Elanga 6
Fit highlights
2’ – GOAL!!! – MANCHESTER UNITED 0-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST (MILENKOVIC): Nikola Milenkovic ratings his first function for Woodland and places the guests forward within two mins! It comes from a nook, the place United conceded two times from at Arsenal, as Milenkovic rises very best to ship a bullet header past Andre Onana. The worst imaginable get started for United!
4’ – CHANCE FOR UNITED TO HIT STRAIGHT BACK! United race ahead via Bruno Fernandes, who slips the ball to Alejandro Garnacho and the winger crosses for the arrival Rasmus Hojlund within the six-yard however the ball is simply out of his trail because the pass flashes throughout function.
18’ – GOAL!!! – MANCHESTER UNITED 1-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST (HOJLUND): A poacher’s function from Hojlund has United Degree! Garnacho reveals himself via on function however his shot is stored, just for Hojlund to poke house the rebound.
27’ – FOREST HIT THE BAR! The free-kick will get despatched into the field and is half-cleared by way of United, however Woodland recycle the ball and Jota Silva sends a header onto the crossbar. So just about restoring their lead!
40’ – FERNANDES CLATTERS THE WOODWORK! United have a free-kick simply out of doors the field, which Fernandes smashes onto the bar! Each groups have now struck the body of the function.
47’ – GOAL!!! – MANCHESTER UNITED 1-2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST (GIBBS-WHITE): Woodland get started the second one half of precisely as they did the primary and they are forward! Morgan Gibbs-White takes purpose from out of doors the field and wrong-foots Onana to blast Woodland again in entrance!
54’ – GOAL!!! – MANCHESTER UNITED 1-3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST (WOOD): Wooden ratings Woodland’s 3rd and he’s now the membership’s main all-time scorer within the Premier League! A pass is available in from the correct and Wooden sends a looping header again throughout function from the again publish, which evades a puzzled Onana and Lisandro Martinez at the line ahead of nestling into the other nook.
62’ – GOAL!!! – MANCHESTER UNITED 2-3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST (FERNANDES): United have one again! Amad drives into the field from the correct and units up Fernandes, who fires house with a first-time strike.
Key stat
- Woodland have gained at each Outdated Trafford and Anfield in the similar season for the primary time.
- Chris Wooden is Woodland’s all-time main Premier League height goalscorer with 25 targets.
- Guy Utd have recorded their lowest issues general after 15 video games for the reason that 1986/87 marketing campaign.