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.
