Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United preview, prediction, team news, and head-to-head

Sean Dyche began life as Forest boss with a Europa League win over Porto before the crashing back down to earth with a defeat against Bournemouth last Sunday.

The City Ground was a fortress for Forest last season, and Dyche will hope the fans can rally the team to slow down Manchester United's momentum, in a game that could have significant impact on both sides.

After a shockingly bad start to the campaign saw United win just two of their first seven games, things finally seem to be clicking under Ruben Amorim.

The Red Devils secured a thrilling 4-2 win over Brighton last weekend, following up a shocking 2-1 win over Liverpool the previous week.

Victory at the City Ground will be United's fourth in a row, moving them right into the UEFA Champions League places.

Saturday’s match will be Dyche’s third as Nottingham Forest boss, and he will hope to get back to winning ways here under the watchful and impatient eye of Evangelos Marinakis, who has shown a willingness to hire and fire managers at will.

Forest completed a league double over Man United last season, winning 3-2 at Old Trafford in February before recording a 1-0 home victory in April.

However, United have the more robust record in this fixture, winning 18 of the last 30 meetings between both sides.

Chris Wood is pushing to return from a knee injury, but there is no guarantee he will be back in time for this game, while Oleksandr Zinchenko is shaking off a groin problem.

Harry Maguire missed United’s win over Brighton with a knock, and is expected to be unavailable for this fixture.

Nottingham Forest: Sels; Savona, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams; Anderson, Luiz; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Jesus

Manchester United: Lammens; De Ligt, Maguire, Shaw; Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot; Mbeumo, Cunha; Sesko

Forest's recent record against Man United offers some encouragement, especially with Dyche at the helm, and the prospect of a sturdier defence, but the resurgent Red Devils look like a completely diffferent team.

This could be a low-scoring affair and you can bet on Livescorebet for Man U to score a goal. Nonetheless, we are backing United to take all three points.