Super Eagles duo of Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi were at their best mettle as Nottingham Forest stunned Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Aina, who was making his 15th appearance this ongoing season, has bagged one goal for Nottingham Forest.
On the other hand, Awoniyi came on as a substitute for Callum Hudson-Odoi in the 80th minute and made a positive impact.
The hosts were behind with just 91 seconds played as Nikola Milenkovic headed in from a corner.
Rasmus Højlund equalised when Matz Sels could only parry Alejandro Garnacho’s effort, but Forest were back in front early in the second half.
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Rasmus Højlund equalised when Matz Sels could only parry Alejandro Garnacho’s effort, but Forest were back in front early in the second half.
Morgan Gibbs-White was afforded space 25 yards from goal and his low drive down the middle of the goal seemed to deceive André Onana, who watched the ball fizz by him.
A looping Chris Wood header – making him Forest’s all-time leading Premier League goalscorer with 25 – was then bizarrely allowed to go in by Lisandro Martínez, who presumably thought the ball was going wide.
Bruno Fernandes did pull one back with a fine finish from just outside the area after Amad Diallo’s cut-back, but there was to be no dramatic late turnaround from United.
