1. Rashford’s answer
Marcus Rashford broke the deadlock for the Reds with a dangerous finish after a Christian Eriksen corner. This is the fourth game in a row he has scored at home. The bright smile has returned to Rashford, like his own image in the explosive 2019-20 season.
Rashford is in high form.
Rashford also responded perfectly to coach Erik ten Hag’s praise, comparing him to Kylian Mbappe, with encouragement: “I think Marcus is capable of scoring 20 goals in the Premier League. He has scored 3 goal in the World Cup for England so we know what he is capable of.”
2. Hennessey missed opportunity As a backup goalkeeper, the opportunity to impress doesn’t come too often. For Nottingham Forest’s Wayne Hennessey, the first game in the Premier League in 359 days was the continuation of a nightmarish 2022 World Cup campaign.
In Qatar, Hennessey was sent off in Wales’ second game of the group stage, and at Old Trafford today, Hennessey made another fatal mistake in Anthony Martial’s goal. The 36-year-old goalkeeper’s peak career has clearly gone downhill.
3. Casemiro’s class
Casemiro had a near-perfect performance. He made the Forest midfield completely overwhelmed. Not only showed excellent defensive ability, he also provided an assist for Fred to set a 3-0 victory for the home team.
Casemiro has a classy performance.
At the age of 30, Casemiro is still full of prolificness. He worked tirelessly throughout the match to disrupt Nottingham Forest’s play, causing the visitors too much difficulty. Obviously, Casemiro was the man of the match today.
4. Man United’s bravery?
The strongest, most successful teams never show any signs of being subjective or lax when leading the way. But before Forest, Ten Hag’s students showed it. After scoring 2 goals, the Red Devils like sleepwalking. They created many opportunities for Forest to score. If Ryan Yates’ header in the 40th minute is recognized by the referee, it is unknown what will happen, when the away team is full of excitement.
5. Harry Maguire’s Disappointment
After an impressive 2022 World Cup, Harry Maguire returns to Old Trafford with great expectations. He received many compliments from the experts, and even Coach Ten Hag. Unfortunately, when the opportunity came, the English midfielder fell ill again and had barely trained since the day he left Qatar. But perhaps, Maguire will still find it frustrating to be on the bench against Forest, to see left-back Luke Shaw start at centre-back.
Lisandro Martinez will be back soon after the World Cup. At that time, the Argentine star will be paired with Raphael Varane again. And it will not be surprising if Maguire has to remain on the bench until the end of the season.
Minh Tuan | 07:00 December 28, 2022
