Manchester United secured a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford to mathematically confirm third place in the Premier League, and Bruno Fernandes received a 9 rating after equalling the Premier League season assists record, per the report.
The report says the hosts took the lead after five minutes when Luke Shaw scored his first goal in over three years, guiding a shot through traffic into the far corner. Matheus Cunha then teed up Bryan Mbeumo, who rounded goalkeeper Matz Sels before striking the post, the report says.
Forest levelled in the 53rd minute when an Elliot Anderson cross found Morato, but Cunha restored United’s lead two minutes later with a goal that stood following a VAR review over a handball claim on Mbeumo in the buildup, the report says. The defining moment arrived when Fernandes registered his 20th Premier League assist of the season to equal the record held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne, ending Mbeumo’s goal drought, per the report.
After Morgan Gibbs-White scored what the report describes as the 1,000th Premier League goal of the campaign to make it 3-2, Fernandes nearly broke the record moments later with a swerving pass to Patrick Dorgu that did not result in a goal. United also created a flurry of chances in stoppage time but were unable to extend their lead, the report says.
The report lists positives from the match including Fernandes having one game left to make history, Mbeumo ending his drought, and Casemiro receiving a fitting send-off as he leaves the club this summer. Negatives included a couple of defensive lapses that allowed Forest back into the game and missed finishing opportunities. Michael Carrick was given an 8 for his tactics and timing of substitutions, and individual player scores in the report included Senne Lammens 6; Luke Shaw 7; Lisandro Martínez 7; Harry Maguire 6; Diogo Dalot 7; Kobbie Mainoo 6; Casemiro 7; and Bruno Fernandes 9.
