Manchester United put themselves in a strong position to reached the Carabao Cup final after beating Nottingham Forest 3-0 at the City Ground last night in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.
Here are the statistics from United’s win over the Tricky Trees, which should make good reading for United fans.
Since the resumption of the domestic season following the World Cup, Marcus Rashford has now scored 10 goals in 10 games for Manchester United, and if he features, he will be looking to score for the 10 consecutive game in a row at Old Trafford when United meet Forest at Old Trafford for the second leg next week.
Marcus Rashford's form since the World Cup 🔥 pic.twitter.com/FWTOaugS95
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) January 25, 2023
The United number 10’s goal against Forest last night now means that he has scored in every round of the Carabao Cup this season, as he has netted against Aston Villa, Burnley, Charlton Athletic and Nottingham Forest.
According to MUFC Data, Wout Weghorst became the 14th player to score for Manchester United under Erik ten Hag as he scored United’s second goal at the City Ground.
Wout Weghorst scores his first goal for ManUtd, and becomes the 14th player to have scored for the club under Erik ten Hag. 👏🏻🇳🇱💥 #MUFC #Wout
— MUFC Data (@MUFCData) January 25, 2023
No United player has played more matches than Christian Eriksen, who has played 30 times for United this season [MUFC Data].
Cristian Eriksen plays in his 30th game of the season so far for ManUtd. That’s more than ANY other player. 🇩🇰📊👏🏻 #MUFC pic.twitter.com/rGkqantyG4
— MUFC Data (@MUFCData) January 25, 2023
Only Erling Haaland, who has scored 31 goals in all competitions this season, has got more goals than Rashford, who has found the back of the net 18 times this season in all competitions, for a Premier League team [Sky Sports].
Bruno Fernandes’ goal against Forest, means that he has now scored three goals in his last four appearances for ten Hag’s side this season, and in his last seven games for United, he has set up his team-mates on three occasions [via Alex Turk].
Bruno Fernandes’ last 7 United games:
🅰️ vs Wolves
🅰️ vs Bournemouth
➖ vs Everton
⚽️ vs Man City
⚽️ vs Crystal Palace
🅰️ vs Arsenal
⚽️ vs Nottingham Forest📞 Wembley Calling!!!
— Alex Turk (@AlexCTurk) January 25, 2023
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