Manchester United knocks Nottingham Forest out of the English Cup with late goal
Casemiro, assisted by Bruno Fernandes, scored the decisive goal. Next up at Liverpool, at Old Trafford, in the quarter-finals
This Wednesday, Manchester United beat Nuno Espírito Santo’s Nottingham Forest 1-0 and are in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup , where they will face Liverpool .
Manchester United scored a goal in the 4th minute, with a great shot from Antony that hit the bar of Forest ‘s goal with a bang . The Red Devils created danger again three minutes later. Dalot crossed and McTominay headed the ball to Turner ‘s save . At 8’ it was Forest’s turn to be close to opening the scoring. Origi shot for Onana to intervene . In a game of stop and response, the best opportunities in the first half were at the feet of Red Devils players . Even so, Nottingham Forest were more dominant, having also created their chances to score. The first half came to an end with a Casemiro attempt from outside the area.
Nottingham Forest came out strong in the second half and came close to scoring in the 49th and 52nd minutes. In the first, after a great attacking move, Awoniyi shot at Onana ‘s defense . In the second, after a great play by Origi , it was once again Onana who avoided greater harm for Ten Hag’s men. At 53’, Bruno Fernandes , after an understanding play with Antony , tried to score a great goal, but without success.
The only goal of the match came in the 89th minute, through Casemiro , who gave the best result to a free-kick taken from the left by Bruno Fernandes .
Until the final whistle, the highlight was the entry of Rodrigo Ribeiro , on loan from Sporting , at Forest . Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes were starters for the Red Devils .
In the next phase, Manchester United will face Liverpool , who defeated Southampton.
