Anthony Elanga scored a sensational solo goal against his old club to give Nottingham Forest their first competition to give their first competition on Manchester United in 33 years on Tuesday evening.
Elanga sprinted three-quarters of the field on the city ground to stop in the fifth minute, while Forest increased their hope for Champions League qualification three days after reaching the semi-final of the FA Cup after extra time and fines against Brighton.
Elanga, who spent nine years at United, said: 'The point is to attack the space and so quickly achieve the opposite goal. I saw the space and I believe that I am one of the fastest players in the competition.
“I appreciate Manchester United so much, because I learned a lot there.”
The Sweden International covered 85 meters in nine seconds. “With the ball,” Bosbaas Nuno Espirito Santo noted. 'Imagine without the ball!
“It was very special. He has the capacity to drive with pace and yet to control the ball. It is very difficult and requires a lot of technology. '
Forest still had to bury to protect the leadership, Murillo embodied their never-saying attitude with a goal line of Harry Maguire deep in extra time.
“It was huge for us, better than a goal,” Espirito Santo added. “We were against the ropes right now. I am very, very proud of them. '
Ruben Amorim was unhappy with the way United admitted from their own angle. “You have men to block transitions,” he said. 'You can make a mistake, so you look again and if you are the coach, you have to do better.
'We earned more of this game. We should have won, not even pulled, but we should be better at that in the last third. '
Asked if United was blundered by letting a player like Elanga go, he replied: 'We are talking about many players from Manchester United and they do well, but they had the chance here. The pressure is sometimes too big.
'You don't have time in Manchester United. I will not have the time. We have to do well soon. '
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