Manchester United welcome in Nottingham Forest on Saturday, and they’ll do so looking far up to the table. Yes, that’s how far and how far Untied fell under Erik ten Hag- Forest are six places above them in the standings right now.
As for the start of the Ruben Amorim era, well, we haven’t exactly seen a “new manager bounce” yet.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest FYIs
Kickoff: Sat. Dec. 7, 5:30 pm, Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
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PL Form, Standings: Man United DWDWL 13th, 19 points Nottingham Forest WLLWL 7th, 22 points
Google Result Probability: Man United 59% Nottingham Forest 18% Draw 23%
His debut was a score draw with newly promoted Ipswich Town. His second match in the gig was a 3-2 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League, followed by a 4-0 whopping of Everton.
All those good vibes were short-lived though, as United lost 2-0 to Arsenal last night. The roller coaster continues this weekend, and we’ll see how it all goes,
Manchester United Starting XI Prediction vs Nottingham Forest
Andre Onana; Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs De Ligt, Lucha Martinez; Amad Diallo, Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo, Diogo Dalot; Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Joshua Zirkzee
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