The Premier League returns this week and tonight sees a huge clash at the City Ground between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United.
Forest are looking to preserve their place in the Top 4 with yet another victory after qualifying for the semi-finals of the FA Cup last Saturday.
United are aiming to finish the season strongly under Ruben Amorin, with a Europa League quarter-final tie against Lyon on the horizon.
Ahead of the enticing fixture, we have compiled a preview and some tips for your football bets.
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Preview
Confidence levels in the Forest camp will be high after their penalty shootout victory at Brighton in the FA Cup.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are enjoying a magnificent season and enter this fixture third in the Premier League table with 16 wins from 29 matches.
A 1-0 home success over Manchester City was followed by a 4-2 victory at relegation-threatened Ipswich before the international break.
Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Anthony Elanga and Elliot Anderson are all enjoying marvellous campaigns and will all be the focus of United’s pre-match planning.
However, Forest top scorer Chris Wood is an injury doubt and his absence would be a huge boost for the visitors.
United were perhaps annoyed at the timing of the international break following back-to-back wins over Real Sociedad (4-1) and at Leicester (0-3).
Amorim will be hoping his side can continue in similar fashion at one of the toughest places to visit in the Premier League this season, with Bruno Fernandes enjoying a superb run of form.
The Portuguese playmaker scored a hat-trick against Sociedad and added another strike to his league tally in the win at Leicester.
Fernandes also found the back of the net when these two sides met at Old Trafford earlier in the season, though it was another night to forget for United as they slipped to a 3-2 defeat.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Odds
*All odds are subject to change
Forest are the favourites here at odds of 2.29. A United win at the City Ground is priced at 3.20, while the draw is 3.32.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Betting Tips
Nikola Milenkovic to score anytime @ 9.80
It might seem strange to tip a centre-back to score, but United’s struggles with set-pieces this season is a key reason behind that. Milenkovic opened the scoring in the last meeting between the pair and was also on target in the 4-2 win at Ipswich. The Serbian defender has four goals in the Premier League this season overall.
Bruno Fernandes to score anytime @ 3.89
Perhaps a more sensible goalscorer tip, although the odds above are just too tempting. Fernandes has scored in three of United’s last four top-flight encounters, with his overall league tally standing at eight goals.
Nottingham Forest to win and over 2.5 goals in the match @ 4.60
As you can tell, we really do fancy goals in this one, particularly given the outcome of the previous meeting.
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