Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United: Red Devils aim to build on Villa comeback and end 2023 on a high – kick-off time, team news and how to follow
Manchester United will be aiming to end 2023 on a high as they look to build on a comeback win against Aston Villa this weekend.
The Red Devils travel to The City Ground to take on Nottingham Forest following their dramatic turnaround on Boxing Day.
That 3-2 victory should give Erik ten Hag’s side a much-needed boost heading into their final game of the year in the East Midlands.
Nuno Espirito Santo is also coming into this game on a high, and his team will be out to prove a 3-1 away win at Newcastle wasn’t just a one-off.
In their game against Newcastle, Forest were unplayable on the counter-attack at times.
And the key man for them was Chris Wood, or even Chris Woodinho…
The big striker put in an incredible performance, scoring a hat-trick a St James’ Park, showing composure and skill in the box to find the back of the net.
Wood tapped in the opener from close range but then a chop-back left Dan Burn on the ground before he exquisitely dinked over Martin Dubravka into the back of the net.
He then broke free behind the Toon defence, superbly swept the ball past the onrushing Dubravka and finished into the empty goal to complete his hat-trick.
The New Zealander became only the seventh player to score three on Boxing Day in the Premier League, joining Thierry Henry, Harry Kane and Gareth Bale in the history books.
Forest will be without Ibrahim Sangare after he picked up his fifth yellow card of the season last time out.
He will join Serge Aurier and Felipe on the sidelines while Taiwo Awoniyi continues his recovery ahead of a return next year.
Willy Boly is set to be back in action after serving his suspension on Boxing Day.
As for United, Marcus Rashford started his first game in four against Aston Villa and provided an
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