Nottingham Forest brushed past Manchester United thanks to Anthony Elanga, as he sunk his former club at the City Ground.
Champions League football edges closer at the City Ground after yet another win for Nottingham Forest, putting the pressure on the teams around them.
That’s now six games unbeaten for Nuno Espirito Santo‘s side, and there’s a Wembley semi-final to look forward to in the FA Cup.
The most important thing to come out of the win over Manchester United has to be the fact that even without Chris Wood the job gets done, as many outsiders had their doubts.
Taiwo Awoniyi certainly played his part, leading the line and causing problems in a match that was quite scrappy at times.
Regardless, it was Anthony Elanga who sealed all three points, and he went and spoke to Martin O’Neill and Rio Ferdinand to collect his Man of the Match award.
Anthony Elanga reveals the difference between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest
Anthony Elanga joined Nottingham Forest from Manchester United back in the summer of 2023 and he hasn’t looked back since.
The Sweden international has gone from strength to strength, firmly establishing himself as one of the first names on the teamsheet and one of the most dangerous players in the Premier League.
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Manchester United must regret the decision to sell the winger for what has proved to be an absolute bargain price, as he could arguably fetch triple, if not quadruple, that £15m now.
After the game he told TNT Sports about the difference he’s noticed in style since making the move to Nottingham Forest, in particular this season.
“At United we had a lot of the ball, I say we had a lot of the ball and counter-attack football. And here it’s not rocket science, you can see all over the internet we’ve probably got the lowest possession in the league but it’s effective and something we’ve been working on since pre-season.”
Wayne Rooney hailed Anthony Elanga for his Brighton display
Getting praised off Manchester United legends is becoming a regular occurrence for Elanga, as Wayne Rooney sung his praises during the Brighton win.
“Forest have looked like the team who wanted to go and win it, and it’s down to Anthony Elanga.
“He’s rapid, he hurts defenders with that pace and when he came on, he made a really big difference.”
His pace and power was what really hurt Manchester United early on, as he took the ball 85 yards and rode the challenge of Alejandro Garnacho, before slotting past Andre Onana.