Latest Nottingham Forest news as Sean Dyche's Reds prepare to face Man United in Premier League clash
16:05, 30 Oct 2025
Nottingham Forest head coach Sean Dyche
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Time is a key factor for Sean Dyche and counterpart Ruben Amorim ahead of Nottingham Forest’s clash with Manchester United this weekend.
The 18th-placed Reds host United looking to register their first Premier League win under Dyche. They triumphed over Porto in the Europa League last Thursday but then fell 2-0 at Bournemouth a few days later.
The lack of a midweek fixture in the build-up to Saturday’s match at the City Ground (3pm kick-off) has provided Dyche with time on the training pitch with his players this week. They will come up against a resurgent United side who appear to have turned a corner under Amorim by winning three matches on the spin.
“They got a big result against Liverpool and it seems to have just quietened the noise down and given them a bit more freedom going into games,” Dyche said of United. “From our point of view, we have got to get back to the Porto performance.
“We stepped away from that at Bournemouth. I questioned whether to change the team against Bournemouth, but the Porto performance was so good I felt I had to give that XI another half at least.
“But we didn’t carry the physical strength through. But it wasn’t a lack of trying, it is just a case of getting up to the speed we need and the consistency within a performance.”
He added: “They (United) have spent a lot of money over the last few years. They have still got good players, and if they are getting better results that breeds confidence. We have got to change that around.
“A lot of this (Forest) group have had the winning momentum before and what that brings. We are trying to revive that feeling amongst them where they feel they can take anyone on.
“We certainly showed that against Porto. We have got to be consistent with those performances.”
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In May, Dyche appeared on an episode of The Overlap podcast and took aim at United’s form at the time. He suggested he could have overseen more wins by deploying a 4-4-2 formation, rather than Amorim’s preferred 3-4-3 system.
In his pre-match press conference, Dyche explained: “I didn’t question him as a person. I’d never do that with managers.
“But I equally said, ‘I want managers to be given time’. I don’t like that situation because I’ve had it. I said another half a season would be a fair timeline, to continue the work he’s been doing.
“But I have maximum respect for all managers - not just those in the Premier League. It’s probably one of the hardest jobs in sport. My suggestion was that maybe the basics would work better.
“They have changed their style, but not necessarily their beliefs. They are being a bit quicker to play forwards and longer, a bit tighter in getting back into their shape. That’s management and coaching.
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“That’s not a change to the whole philosophy. It means he's adapting it to change what’s right in front of him. There’s a time to stick with what you believe in, and a time to be flexible. Now he’s getting the results.”
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