X reacts as spineless Man Utd slump to shocking defeat to Nottingham Forest
- Man Utd put on one of the worst performances of the season as they fell to Forest
- Rashford's gifted equaliser was soon cancelled out by Gibbs-White
- Fans were calling for Ten Hag to be sacked
By Tom Gott
Well, it was nice while it lasted.
The mood around Manchester United was one of cautious optimism heading into Saturday's clash with Nottingham Forest. The recent comeback victory over Aston Villa felt like a turning point - evidence that this side was capable of the spectacular under Erik ten Hag.
The Forest game was spectacular in its own right... just for all the wrong reasons.
The first half made for tough watching. Forest started brightest and kept United at arm's length with ease, with the Red Devils struggling to even get shots away.
Antony is one of the biggest flops of the season, can’t think of anyone else worse #ManUtd
— Nikhil (@nik_esco) December 30, 2023
Forest first to it, drops to a forest player, these players just do not work hard enough. Sit way too deep, it’s too easy, too safe. So BORING
— James Bean 🔰 (@JamesNBean7) December 30, 2023
Not had a shot yet 😂
— Shaun Gannon (@ShaunGannon87) December 30, 2023
Nottingham forest vs Manchester United, 25 minutes of play and Manchester United has no goal attempt, no shot on goal yet, and its appears to me that United aren't serious in today's game!
— Augustine Aaron (@AugustineAaronT) December 30, 2023
Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Dave Brailsford sat alongside each other in the directors’ box at the City Ground.
— Alex Turk (@AlexCTurk) December 30, 2023
Brailsford perched in the seat behind John Murtough like the Grim Reaper.
32 minutes in and Aaron Wan-Bissaka provided the tamest shot on target imaginable, and yet it was still the highlight of a first half which felt like both sides were playing FIFA against the younger cousin your parents ask you take it easy on.
30 minutes, 0 attempt and our first shot come from Wan Bissaka. LOL
— 𝔣𝔯𝔥𝔫. (@farhanpratama__) December 30, 2023
Just a single shot after 38 minutes😕😕#NFOMUN
— Linus Fabian (@LinusFabian03) December 30, 2023
Rashford stinking it up at CF and Anthony being his useless self on the right...it's painful to watch, man
— ሮን (@LargestCollider) December 30, 2023
Shortly after the hour mark, Forest took a deserved lead.
Gonzalo Montiel strolled forwards and cut the ball back to Nicolas Dominguez, who could hardly believe how open he was in the penalty area before sweeping beyond the helpless Andre Onana.
Dominguez was literally all by himself for a solid 5/6 seconds there, no one bothered to pick him up 😂
— 🔗 (@Gideoomatic) December 30, 2023
Nahhhh look at this defending. How can you have that much time to turn completely unmarked, then find another guy in the box also completely unmarked😭
— Lyés (@LyesBouzidi10) December 30, 2023
Please, today is my birthday. Ratcliffe, sack this man today. Please. 🙏🏽 #ManUtd @ManUtd
— Daniel (@lescroe) December 30, 2023
It always felt like United were going to need some help to get back into this game, and that's exactly how it worked out.
Forest goalkeeper Matt Turner's kicking had been awful all night and culminated with a shocking pass which gifted United possession. Alejandro Garnacho squared for Marcus Rashford, who curled the ball into the bottom corner to tie things up.
Rashford's purple patch begins today.
— not isakly sure (@huddlehermit) December 30, 2023
To be on the same pitch as Andre Onana and still be the worst goalkeeper is quite some achievement. Congratulations Matt Turner.
— N'Golo in a Polo (@NGoloinaPolo) December 30, 2023
So.... Matt Turner isn't great with his feet
— The US Guide to European Football (@USGuide2Futbol) December 30, 2023
Four minutes later, however, the fun was over.
Morgan Gibbs-White strolled towards the edge of the penalty area, seemingly creating his own forcefield which propelled all United defenders away from him before firing into the back of the net.
Gibbs white banged that
— Keith (@johnnieee94) December 30, 2023
Awb Mctominay, Bin them asap
— 10 Hag Stan ( also a stan for aesthetic batsmen ) (@rah_fez) December 30, 2023
AWB is such a poor footballer…no sense to see your running pass the player who scored 🤦🏾♂️ #MUFC
— Ꮳんᵃ𝓈ᵉ 𒆜GΐaŇŇΐร𒆜(My Son) (@iAMchasekross86) December 30, 2023
Few could have any complaints about the result. While United did have more possession and more shots, they were simply awful going forwards.
The verdict was unanimous. Time for Ten Hag to go.
Well, the "Ratcliffe era" lasted long did'nt it? #ManUtd #NOFMAN
— John Elsworth (@JohnElsworth) December 30, 2023
Jim Ratcliffe right now #GGMU pic.twitter.com/yNxS7ImMOQ
— Norbert be thy name (@Insaniti_LFC) December 30, 2023
Time to sack the manager.
— Jay Noble (@noble1557) December 30, 2023
Sack Ten Hag. We can’t employ a manager that consistently jeopardises himself
— TheFreak (@LanziniSelim) December 30, 2023
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