Nottingham Forest defeated Manchester United a lonely destination in the Premier League. (Reuters) Nottingham Forest on Tuesday secured a key victory 1-0 over Manchester United on the city land, strengthened the hopes of the Champions League, while Arsenal maintained pressure on Liverpool league leader with 2-1 against Fulham, which was marked with Bukayo Saka’s return.
Manchester United Anthony Elang’s former wing scored a decisive goal for Forest only five minutes into a match with a remarkable solo effort that ran from his own half before defeating Andre Onana with a low shot.
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The third place now has a 10-point advantage over Newcastle in sixth place, with the top five teams probably qualifying for the Champions League due to the strong European performances of English clubs this season.
The forest, double European champions, did not compete the Champions League since 1980, when they were holders of titles.
Elanga, who left United in 2023, found success below Nuno Espirito Santo in Forest.
“He’s a strange boy and gives this team his speed. He’s doing it alone and we’re pleased,” Nuno said about Elanga’s performance.
The impressive Forest season continues despite the playing of 120 minutes plus a fine against Brighton on Saturday’s FA Cup quarterfinals and the missing best scorer Chris Wood through an injury.
United Ruben manager Amorim expressed frustration from his team’s performance: “This season is that. We had a lot of shots on the goal, we pushed our opponents for the last third, but in the last third we had a lack of quality.
United remains in 13th place.
Arsenal loses Gabriel
In Arsenal’s match, Mikela Merin’s shot gave them a lead before the jacket headed to his first goal since he returned from the injury.
“Beautiful moment, how to see how much our people love and respect Bukayo,” said Arsenal Manager Mikel Artet about the warm reception received by the jacket.
Arsenal’s victory was overshadowed by defender Gabriel Magalhaes’ injury and added to their concerns about injuries before their quarterfinals of the Champions League against Real Madrid.
The jacket had an immediate impact after replacing Ethan Nwaneri, scoring her tenth goal of the season by heading to Martinelli’s flick from Merino Cross.
Rodrigo Muniz scored the target of late consolation for Fulham, whose European ambitions hit defeat.
Arsenal’s list of injuries is still growing with Jurrien Timber also leaving the game and joining the already displaced Riccardo Calafiori, Ben White, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.
The victory reduced Arsenal’s gap to the Liverpool League leader to nine points.
In the next Premier League event, Wolves increased their prospects for survival with a victory of 1-0 over West Ham in Molineux, with Jorgen Strand Larsen scored a single goal and moved them 12 points from the descent zone.
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