Goals from Anthony Martial and Fred secured a comfortable 2-0 win to add to their 3-0 first leg victory to take United into the final against Newcastle
Manchester United’s canter of a victory in the opening leg made this an easy night. That was the theory and so the practice proved:were dominated and by the final whistle Erik ten Hag’s men victorious – courtesy of late Anthony Martial and Fred finishes – and had booked a Wembley date with Newcastle.
Two seasons ago the same competition’s decider was lost to Villarreal and in 2018 the FA Cup showpiece also ended in disappointment, so for the club and Ten Hag’s nascent project, the hope will be that 26 February proves a triumphant, watershed moment in the bid to be a true force again.
The hope for Steve Cooper’s men, knowing this was billed as mission impossible, was to strike early and see where their evening might go. After Shaw pinged a cross in, they went close via Emmanuel Dennis, Lingard’s stand-in. He drew a foul from a backtracking Wout Weghorst, Gustavo Scarpa floated in the free-kick from the left, and Fernandes headed clear.
United’s possession-share – at around 73% – was used to pin those in yellow back, the ball being thudded about quickly. Shaw, again, got in through the left and skimmed a cross in along the grass. Result: Forest scrambled clear, as it was when Shaw, next, chipped a free-kick on to Varane’s head. The Frenchman directed the ball back across Wayne Hennessey and he stuck out a leg to save.
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