Manchester United welcome Nottingham Forest to Old Trafford this evening for the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-final. At the City Ground last week, ...
"We want to get a positive result, a positive performance and we have to treat the game for what it is. We want to come away giving what we can and show some progression on the things that we're trying to improve on. So, that tells something about the quality Fred has and what he can contribute to the team. We want a positive result on the night and we want to bring our mentality and spirit to the game." At the City Ground last week, United cruised to a 3-0 win with Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes and new loan signing Wout Weghorst getting on the scoresheet. United have been hit hard by the news that Christian Eriksen is out until April following an ankle injury suffered in Saturday's 3-1 FA Cup win over Reading.
The winner of this tie between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest will face Newcastle United in the final of the Carabao Cup.
— Forest are without Morgan Gibbs-White, though. Dean Henderson is ineligible against his parent club, with Wayne Hennessey set to start once again. There's a start in goal for Tom Heaton. He might well be in the stands watching, though. Jadon Sancho, who hasn't played since late October, is back in the matchday squad and will hope to make an appearance at least off the bench. 1 hr 30 mins before KO: Newcastle United beat Southampton 3-1 on aggregate in the other semifinal, so we know that Eddie Howe's men await in the final at the end of this month. 1 hr 45 mins before KO: There could be some welcome returns for the home team at Old Trafford tonight. United have named a strong side, clearly with the intention of getting the job done with minimal fuss, although Tom Heaton starts in goal in place of David de Gea as one of six changes from the FA Cup win over Reading. 1 hr before KO: The team news is in! While goalkeeper David de Gea gets a rest, the remaining starting lineup is more or less first choice when injuries are taken into account.
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Johnson bursts in from the right, past Casemiro and Martinez and into the box. Still, Forest have had a couple of big chances now to open the scoring. Dennis swivels and sends a shot towards the bottom right. Weghorst rises unmarked on the penalty spot, and guides a nearly perfect header across Hennessey and … Casemiro opens his body on the edge of the box and attempts to steer a sidefoot into the bottom left. Casemiro swings a cross in from the right. 55 min: Johnson dribbles hard down the right and wins a corner from which nothing comes. The set piece is swung into the mixer for Casemiro, who wins a header on the penalty spot but sends a harmless effort wide right. Meanwhile Fernandes flashes a shot across the face of goal from the right. 70 min: Martial chases a Casemiro pass down the inside right. but before it we have a lot of games to come … but we are making forward steps and there are lots of teams who would have loved to play in a semi-final against United …
Carabao Cup match Man Utd vs N Forest 01.02.2023. Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights and match report.
Following Manchester United's 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup Semi-Final second leg, here are a selection of post-match stats.
It's their longest winning run at Old Trafford within a single season since December-May in 2010-11 (17). ● Manchester United have kept 16 clean sheets in 33 matches in all competitions this season, with no Premier League side keeping more. ● Manchester United have won their last 12 home games in all competitions, their longest streak since a run of 12 between May and December 2017.
Jack Colback and Ryan Yates will be assessed following illness. United loanee Dean Henderson, who is injured anyway, and Newcastle loanee Chris Wood are ...