Nottingham Forest defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time in 30 years on Saturday.
The Reds played brilliantly at the Theatre of Dreams and left with all three points – beating United for the second successive time in the Premier League.
Goals from Nikola Milenkovic, Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood ensured all three points, with Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes bagging for United.
Wood earned praise from Nuno Espirito Santo afterwards and he’s now the all-time leading Forest goalscorer when it comes to the Premier League.
The Forest head coach also deserves some plaudits and Jamie Redknapp said he was impressed with Espirito Santo after this victory.
Owen Hargreaves and Jermain Defoe agreed on Forest after this win and having a settled team is clearly seeing the Reds reap the rewards on the pitch.
Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels in action during the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Nottingham Forest FC at Old Traff...
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Jason Lee raves about Forest star
The former player was in attendance at Old Trafford and in his ambassadorial role, he can regularly be found watching the Reds.
Lee knows what it’s all about to score goals for Forest in the Premier League and clearly, he’s loving the team’s progression this season.
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After this one, Gary Lineker explained his Forest relegation theory and with 16 points between the Reds and the bottom three, the EFL is unlikely to welcome the team next season.
Lee was impressed with goalkeeper Matz Sels and after the game, he posted on the stopper’s Instagram post to congratulate the Belgian.
The former striker’s message simply said ‘Well done mate’, but nonetheless it was clear that he was impressed with his heroics between the posts.
Matz Sels in numbers vs Manchester United
Just when fans start to open the debate about Carlos Miguel getting a go with the gloves, Sels pulls this sort of performance out of the hat.
Lee was right to pop a flame emoji next to his message because Sels really was in fine form against United.
His save from a Fernandes free-kick was extremely special and prevented Forest from falling behind before half-time.
Matz Sels vs. Manchester United:
5 saves
4 saves inside the box
8 acc. long balls
2 high claims
100% succ. run outs
100% aerial duels won
10 recoveries
2 clearances#NFFC pic.twitter.com/BeukUlbUx6
— Callum Castel (@CallumCastel7) December 7, 2024
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In total, he made five saves, four of which came inside the box and he also plucked two crosses out of the sky.
Sels was good with his feet too producing eight accurate long passes, whilst he also recovered the ball 10 times on the edge of his box.
The experienced stopper might not be viewed as a long-term solution but right now there is no doubt that the gloves are very firmly his.
His performance at United was fantastic and he’s now part of the solid defensive unit that Espirito Santo has worked tirelessly on this summer.
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