MANCHESTER UNITED take on Nottingham Forest today in the Premier League – and they'll want to capitalise on Tottenham and Newcastle's Saturday slip-ups.
United are aiming to finish in the top four this season and a win today would go a long way in determining their fate.
But without Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez and Marcus Rashford, a win at the City Ground could be a tall order.
- Start time: 4.30pm BST
- TV/Live stream: Sky Sports Premier League
- Forest XI: To follow
- Man Utd XI: To follow
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Latest match odds
Here are the latest odds on today's game brought to you by Betfair.
Nottingham Forest – 15/4
Draw – 31/10
Manchester United – 4/6
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City Ground needing top flight style
After the owners huge investment in the squad since returning to the Premier League, survival is now key.
The fans have craved a return to the top flight and nobody wants to be a yo-yo club.
Their destiny is still in their own hands but there is no time for finding form and that starts today with Man Utd.
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Red Devils need culture change
Lately, Man Utd have acquired a knack of being able to hit the self-destruct button when all seems to be going well.
Against Sevilla in the Europa League in midweek, they were 2-0 up and cruising with the visitors not looking like scoring a goal all evening.
Then suddenly, two own goals later, the Spanish side saw themselves leaving Manchester with a 2-2 draw.
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United with chance to cement top four
After Tottenham’s surprise defeat at home against Bournemouth, Man Utd have a real chance of sealing their spot in the top four.
With Champions League football a must for big clubs, victory would see them move six points clear fifth place with a game in hand.
It adds more importance to the game this afternoon but with Forest battling for their Premier League lives, this will be no easy task for the Dutch manager’s side.
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Forest chance to clamber to safety
After Everton’s defeat at home against Fulham, Steve Cooper’s side have a serious chance to put some distance between themselves and the bottom three.
Pressure is on the Forest manager after a string of defeats have seen them slip into the bottom three.
With only eight games left in the Premier League season, there is no time on the side of Forest and points are prime importance.
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Welcome to Nottingham Forest vs Man Utd
Nottingham Forest welcome Man Utd to the City Ground this afternoon with the visitors at risk of going three away games without a point or even a single goal.
With results going their way this weekend, Forest have the chance to move three points clear of the bottom three in the Premier League.
Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez both suffered injuries in midweek with the latter out for the rest of the season as a result.
The treatment room at the City Ground is brimming as Cheikhou Kouyate and Moussa Niakhate have been added to the list after suffering hamstring injuries.
Giulian Biancone, Renan Lodi, Omar Richards, Gustavo Scarpa, Chris Wood, Willy Boly and Dean Henderson are all still out injured.
While Ryan Yates and Serge Aurier are not at a point in their recovery where they will be considered for today’s game, while Remo Freuler and Orel Mangala should be recalled in place of Kouyate and Niakhate.
While Martinez will miss the rest of the season for Man Utd, there is hope that Varane will return before the end of the current campaign.
With Erik ten Hag’s first-choice centre-backs joined in the treatment room by Marcus Rashford, Donny van de Beek, Luke Shaw, Tom Heaton and Alejandro Garnacho but Scott McTominay should be looking to return from a slight knock.
Today’s game should see the return of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof as a centre back partnership while Christian Eriksen may return to the starting line-up.
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