Nottingham Forest v Manchester United ratings: Gibbs-White 9; Antony 4, Rashford 6

Forest claim famous 2-1 Premier League victory at the City Ground

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  Matt Turner 6/10

  NOTTINGHAM FOREST PLAYER RATINGS: A Jekyll and Hyde performance from the Forest goalkeeper. His insistence on playing with his feet cost his team dearly with one of his wayward passes leading directly to Rashford's equaliser. However, he made amends with a series of strong saves to preserve Forest's second lead and eventual victory. APShow less

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  Gonzalo Montiel 7/10

  Solid both defensively and offensively, having made a crucial intervention at the back-post in the first half to stop Garnacho from scoring. In the second period, he assisted Nicolas Dominguez’s opening goal with a perfectly weighted cutback. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Moussa Niakhate 7/10

  Composed throughout, having dealt well with Rashford’s threat through the middle. The defender made some vital headers late on as United pushed for an equaliser. Getty Images

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  Murillo 6/10

  Wasn’t the most accurate with the ball at his feet, but the defensive side of his game is certainly worthy of praise. The Brazilian was seldom caught out of position, often using his excellent pace to recover when necessary. AFPShow less

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  Ola Aina 7/10

  Continues to shine at Left-back, proving to be especially effective in the final third. He had the beating of Wan-Bissaka all evening, often producing some dangerous crosses after getting to the by-line. ReutersShow less

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  Ryan Yates 7/10

  Worked very hard for the cause, so much so that he ended up getting cramp with 10 minutes left to play. The captain also teed up Gibbs-White’s winner. AP

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  Danilo 8/10

  Impressive in just about every facet of the game. He won the ball back with real tenacity in the heart of the midfield and helped spring many Forest counterattacks as a result. PA

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  Anthony Elanga 8/10

  Electric down the wing against his former employer, with his pace and quick feet causing all sorts of problems for Evans and co. The Swede is looking back to his best. Reuters

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  Morgan Gibbs-White 9/10

  A Man of the Match display from the midfielder, whose late strike from the edge of the United box was worthy of winning any game. Unquestionably Forest’s best player this season. AFP

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  Nicolas Dominguez 7/10

  Scorer of the home side’s opening goal. Finding space after a clever bit of movement, he then unleashed a cool finish into the far corner of the net. AP

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  Chris Wood 7/10

  Looked a tad isolated in the first half after the highs of his St. James’ Park hat-trick earlier this week. Nevertheless, he ran himself into the ground and linked up nicely with his teammates in spells. ReutersShow less

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  Neco Williams 7/10

  SUBS: (Montiel 74’) Solid in the closing moments up against Garnacho after replacing the impressive Montiel at right-back. Reuters

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  Harry Toffolo N/A

  (Aina 87’) Endured some slightly nervy moments, but generally defended well. PA

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  Willy Boly N/A

  (Elanga 87’) Added some much-needed height and strength to the Forest backline just as United started raining crosses into the home side’s penalty area late on. Getty Images

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  Orel Mangala N/A

  (Danilo 87’) Little of note to report. AFP

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  Andre Onana 6/10

  MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: Strong uppercut to punch a ball away on 44 – and that was all that was needed in the first half. Conceded two in the second. Not at fault for either. AP

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  Aaron Wan-Bissaka 6/10

  Exposed with Antony ahead of him. Gave up a lot of space in the first half as Forest attacked on the left. Blocked a Danilo shot and had a 32nd-minute shot deflected himself. That was United’s only effort towards goal in the first half. Set up Dalot to shoot on 53. ReutersShow less

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  Raphael Varane 5/10

  Almost kneed the ball in his own net after 11 after a non-communication with Onana. Tested by his former teammate Elanga. Booked. Reuters

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  Jonny Evans 6/10

  Scrapped with Wood as they fought for every ball. Tried to organise his team to keep order and stop playing for free-kicks. Can keep his head up, unlike a lot of his teammates. AFP

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  Diogo Dalot 5/10

  Hit the post on 54 minutes with a sweeping, sweet shot. Booked a minute later. Forest’s goals came down his side. Reuters

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  Kobbie Mainoo 6/10

  Headed a first-minute Dominguez shot away. Steady, but limited impact in a poor first half for United against a Forest United had defeated in all the last 11 meetings. That was to change after he left the pitch at half time. PAShow less

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  Christian Eriksen 5/10

  Tried to find space in a scrappy first half. Shot on target after 82, then Forest ran up the other end and scored a second. Slow and ineffective and bested by his Forest opponents. Booked. AP

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  Antony 4/10

  Didn’t defend like Garnacho on the other side and earned some words from Fernandes for his inaction. Another risible performance. PA

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  Bruno Fernandes 5/10

  Closed the ball down well early as United pressed high and enjoyed possession around the Forest area. Volley in 95th minute deflected over. He’s the captain of a side that lost five games in December, the most defeats in that month since 1933. ReutersShow less

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  Alejandro Garnacho 6/10

  Worked hard defensively, tracking back to help the defence. Downward volley went just over on 67. Assisted Rashford for the equaliser. He’s becoming an important player for this injury-hit – and very average – football side, but he was more effective on the right against Villa than the left against Forest. Booked. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Marcus Rashford 6/10

  Played centre forward as Hojlund was ill. A few glimpses and touches in the first half, a backheel after 47 and was playing poorly until he chased a ball down, then found space to meet a Garnacho ball and equalise with a low shot into the corner. Highlight of another bad afternoon for United. ReutersShow less

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  Scott McTominay 5/10

  SUBS: (Mainoo 45') Not his best night. Reuters

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  Amad Diallo 6/10

  (Antony 54’) Good to see him playing after an injury – and successful loan period last season. Shot on target after 97. Likely to get more chances as the injury list stays in the double figures. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Sergio Reguilon N/A

  (Wan-Bissaka 90’) Came on at the last. AP

Manchester United suffered a 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday as the home side piled more misery on their beleaguered visitors with goals from Nicolas Dominguez and Morgan Gibbs-White securing the points at a rocking City Ground.

Erik ten Hag's United team are struggling in seventh on 31 points after their 14th defeat this season in all competitions. It was Forest's first Premier League win over United since 1994.

The visitors were coming off an uplifting 3-2 victory at home to Aston Villa on Boxing Day that saw them recover from two goals down, but their inconsistency struck again and they were terrible at times on Saturday both in attack and defence.

Dominguez broke the deadlock in what had been a drab game after 64 minutes with a shot from the centre of the box.

Marcus Rashford equalised in the 78th when Alejandro Garnacho pounced on a poor clearance from goalkeeper Matt Turner and sent a precise pass across the edge of the 18-yard box to Rashford who fired into the bottom right corner.

United's celebrations were short-lived however as Gibbs-White curled a superb shot into the corner on the counter-attack after Turner had made a great save at the other end.

The victory means Nuno Espirito Santo's Forest, who won back-to-back games for the first time this season, are 15th on 20 points after 20 matches, five points clear of the drop zone. United, meanwhile, stay on 31 points and remain in seventh place, although they could drop to ninth if Brighton at least draw and Newcastle win their games in hand on Tuesday and Monday respectively.

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