Elanga haunts United with winner for Forest
Anthony Elanga scored the only goal against his former club as Nottingham Forest beat Manchester United 1-0 at The City Ground in the Premier League.
Having booked its place in the FA Cup semi-finals with a penalty shootout victory over Brighton and Hove Albion at the weekend, Nuno Espirito Santo's men took another big step towards UEFA Champions League qualification in this match.
It was a trademark counter-attack goal after just five minutes that proved decisive.
After a Bruno Fernandes corner was cleared, Elanga carried the ball from deep inside his own half into the United penalty area, and finished into the bottom-right corner.
Casemiro nodded wide from another corner as United sought a response, with Diogo Dalot's glancing header then bouncing off the bar from a third Fernandes set-piece.
United continued to dominate proceedings after half-time without carving out clear-cut opportunities, leading it to introduce Harry Maguire as an auxiliary striker late on.
After fellow substitute Mason Mount had curled wide from his first involvement, Maguire saw two golden chances fall his way.
He diverted Patrick Dorgu's dangerous cross away from goal with an awkward header, then deep into stoppage-time, he was denied by an heroic goalline clearance from Murillo.
While United stays 13th on the table, the victory takes third-placed Forest eight points clear of Chelsea and nine above Manchester City, both of which are yet to play this week.
