Freed from the Cristiano Ronaldo saga, Erik ten Hag’s side must get off to a flying start to close a four-point lead over the top four in the race for Champions League qualification.
United beat Burnley 2-0 in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday and went into the World Cup break with a win after Alejandro Garnacho scored a late winner at Fulham.
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They face a Forest side in the relegation zone, but they will look to build on a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace in their final Premier League game before the mid-season break.
Here are all the details for tonight’s game…
Date, start time and location
The kick-off between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest is scheduled for Tuesday 27 December 2022 at 20:00 GMT.
The match takes place at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Where to watch Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest
TV channel: In the UK, the match will be broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video.
Live stream: Fans can also follow the game live online via the Amazon Prime Video app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on game day via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest team news
Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane are still missing after the World Cup and Harry Maguire was hesitant after missing the win over Burnley due to illness, but returned to training on Friday.
Diogo Dalot also missed the game against Burnley with an injury and Ten Hag has said he doesn’t think Jadon Sancho will be available here.
For Forest, loaned goalkeeper Dean Henderson is not eligible for his parent club.
Forest also has to do without Omar Richards, Giulian Biancone, Cheikhou Kouyate and Moussa Niakhate. Morgan Gibbs-White, Wayne Hennessey and Serge Aurier are doubters.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
Forest struggled away from home, conceding 19 to just one goal and are likely to be undone by a confident strike from United, and Rashord in particular.
A 3-0 win for United.
Head-to-head (h2h) history and results
This is the first meeting between the parties since the millennium.
Man United wins: 48
Draws: 24
Nottingham Forest wins: 33
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest match odds
Manchester United: 3/10
Draw: 9/2
Nottingham Forest: 17/2
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).