{"id":286738,"date":"2023-08-26T14:49:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T14:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=286738"},"modified":"2023-08-26T14:49:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T14:49:24","slug":"man-utd-concede-twice-in-first-four-minutes-at-home-to-nottingham-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/man-utd-concede-twice-in-first-four-minutes-at-home-to-nottingham-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd concede twice in first four minutes at home to Nottingham Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    A shell shocked Manchester United kicked off their Saturday afternoon clash against Nottingham Forest by going down 2-0 inside the opening four minutes at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

    After just 90 seconds, Erik ten Hag's side found themselves 1-0 down against Nottingham Forest, with striker Taiwo Awoniyi outmuscling Marcus Rashford to sprint clear of the trailing Man United defenders, slotting cooly past Andre Onana.<\/p>\n

    Then, two minutes later, centre-back Willy Boly found the back of the net from a Brennan Johnson free-kick, giving Steve Cooper's men a 2-0 lead at Old Trafford before Man United had barely had a kick of the ball.<\/p>\n

    In total, the two goals took just three minutes and 47 seconds for Nottingham Forest to score, which is the earliest ManUnited have ever trailed by two in a Premier League game.<\/p>\n

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    It was a nightmare start for ten Hag's side, who were well beaten last weekend by Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in a game that saw their midfielder of Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes and Mason Mount dismantled.<\/p>\n

    Thankfully, they were able to claw a goal back through Christian Eriksen, who managed to turn in a cross from Rashford to get Man United back into the contest on 17 minutes.<\/p>\n

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    However, there were plenty of Man United fans on social media who were left stunned by the dreadful start at Old Trafford. One fan took to Twitter to write: "What is going on here with my team? I can\u2019t believe what I am see on my to."<\/p>\n

    Another said: "Shocking performance." A third commented: "What in god's name is going on?????" A fourth wrote: "2-0 down at home after 4 minutes\u2026 you couldn\u2019t write this s***."<\/p>\n

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    And a fifth said: "Imagine blaming Ten Hag when players have been doing this for years. There's a serious problem with the main stay players in this team." <\/p>\n

    Thankfully for Man United, they weren't the only team to go behind early doors on Saturday afternoon, with rivals Arsenal also conceding in the opening minute against Fulham courtesy of a goal from Andreas Pereira.<\/p>\n