England international striker Marcus Rashford opened the scoring for Manchester United in the 19th minute, after he pounced on a wonderful pass from a corner kick played by Christian Eriksen, and Rashford hit the ball directly, scoring the lead for the home side.
In the 22nd minute, from an organized attack by the Red Devils, Rashford passed a decisive pass to Anthony Martial, who hit the ball creeping into the ground. Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Wayne Hennessy tried to tackle it, but it fell into the net, announcing the second goal for Manchester United.
In the 41st minute, video technology canceled a goal scored by Nottingham player Ryan Yates, to end the first half, as Manchester United advanced (2-0).
In the second half, the level of the guests increased and their offensive attempts increased, but Manchester United’s defense managed to keep a clean sheet.
And at the end of the match, specifically in the 87th minute, everyone was on time with a purely Brazilian goal when the best players of the match, Casemiro, gave a wonderful pass to Farid, who scored the third goal of the hosts, so that the Red Devils achieved their ninth victory this season, in exchange for two draws and four defeats.
United raised its score to 29 points in fifth place, continuing to put pressure on Tottenham fourth with 30 points. For his part, Nottingham’s balance froze at 13 points in the penultimate nineteenth place.