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Antony's extremity was his archetypal successful the Premier League since 9 OctoberAntony scored 1 and assisted different arsenic Manchester United moved up to 3rd successful the Premier League array with a objective triumph implicit Nottingham Forest who missed retired connected a accidental to determination retired of the relegation zone.
The visitors deservedly went successful beforehand successful the 32nd infinitesimal arsenic Antony stabbed location aft Forest keeper Keylor Navas had kept retired Anthony Martial.
And Antony played done Diogo Dalot who slotted successful United's 2nd with 14 minutes remaining.
The triumph puts United 3 points wide of fourth-placed Newcastle United and six points up of Tottenham Hotspur successful fifth, who person played a crippled much than the Red Devils.
Forest, who could person gone 3 points wide of the driblet with a win, enactment 17th, wrong the bottommost 3 connected extremity difference.
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Eriksen inspires free-flowing United
Antony starred, but it was Christian Eriksen who was the existent lynchpin for United.
The Denmark midfielder started his archetypal lucifer since picking up an ankle wounded successful January, replacing Marcel Sabitzer who sustained a groin wounded successful the warm-up.
And alongside Bruno Fernandes, Eriksen helped United predominate the archetypal fractional with Jadon Sancho and Fernandes having aboriginal chances.
After Antony's opener lone an inspired show from Navas and immoderate wasteful finishing kept Forest successful the fixture.
Fernandes saw his escaped header sail conscionable wide connected the onslaught of half-time and the Portuguese midfielder had a curling effort tipped connected to the station by Navas aft the restart.
United's win, settled by Dalot's archetypal Premier League goal, was the cleanable effect to their disappointing 2-2 gully astatine location to Sevilla past clip out.
They look Sevilla successful the 2nd limb of that Europa League quarter-final connected Thursday earlier taking connected Brighton successful the semi-finals of the FA Cup connected Sunday.
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Nottingham Forest
Squad number12Player nameNavas- Squad number38Player nameFelipe
- Squad number19Player nameNiakhaté
- Squad number26Player nameMcKenna
- Squad number7Player nameN Williams
- Squad number23Player nameFreuler
- Squad number28Player nameDanilo
- Squad number32Player nameRenan Lodi
- Squad number10Player nameGibbs-White
- Squad number20Player nameJohnson
- Squad number9Player nameAwoniyi
- Squad number5Player nameMangala
Squad number11Player nameLingard- Squad number16Player nameSurridge
- Squad number25Player nameDennis
Manchester United
Squad number1Player namede Gea- Squad number29Player nameWan-Bissaka
- Squad number5Player nameMaguire
Squad number2Player nameLindelöf
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Dalot- Squad number18Player nameCasemiro
- Squad number14Player nameEriksen
- Squad number21Player nameAntony
- Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes
- Squad number25Player nameSancho
Squad number9Player nameMartial
Squad number17Player nameFred- Squad number27Player nameWeghorst
Line-ups
Nottm Forest
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 12Navas
- 38Felipe
- 19Niakhaté
- 26McKennaSubstituted forDennisat 81'minutes
- 7N WilliamsBooked astatine 67mins
- 23FreulerSubstituted forMangalaat 65'minutesBooked astatine 83mins
- 28dos Santos de Oliveira
- 32Lodi
- 10Gibbs-WhiteSubstituted forLingardat 88'minutes
- 20Johnson
- 9AwoniyiSubstituted forSurridgeat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Worrall
- 5Mangala
- 6Shelvey
- 11Lingard
- 13Hennessey
- 15Toffolo
- 16Surridge
- 25Dennis
- 34A Ayew
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1de Gea
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 5MaguireBooked astatine 3mins
- 2Lindelöf
- 20Dalot
- 18Casemiro
- 14EriksenSubstituted forFredat 79'minutes
- 21Antony
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 25Sancho
- 9MartialSubstituted forWeghorstat 72'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
Substitutes
- 17Fred
- 27Weghorst
- 28Pellistri
- 30Bishop
- 31Butland
- 33Williams
- 36Elanga
- 55Iqbal
- 63Jurado Gomez
Referee:Simon Hooper
Attendance:29,435
Live Text
Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester United 2.
Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester United 2.
Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Wout Weghorst (Manchester United).
Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Danilo.
Hand shot by Wout Weghorst (Manchester United).
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jesse Lingard replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
Hand shot by Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest).
Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
Danilo (Nottingham Forest) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is close, but misses to the close from a nonstop escaped kick.
Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Antony (Manchester United) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Scott McKenna.
Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Felipe (Nottingham Forest).
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