Nottingham vs Man United: Red Devils Set Unwanted Record After City Ground Defeat

• Manchester United were humbled 2-1 during their trip to Nottingham
• Goals from Dominguez and Gibbs-White sealed the win for the hosts
• United have now lost nine Premier League games this season in 20 matches

Manchester United have set yet another unwanted record following their latest defeat at Nottingham Forest.

The Red Devils were humbled 2-1 during their Premier League trip to City Ground on Saturday evening, December 30.

According to Sky Sports, Morgan Gibbs-White's late goal sealed the victory for the hosts as United ended the year with a defeat.

The two teams ended the first half all square before Nicolas Dominguez opened the scoring for the home side in the 64th minute.

However, the opener was shortlived as Marcus Rashford sprung into action to equalise for the visitors less than 10 minutes later.

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Gibbs-White went on to bag the winner for Nottingham with eight minutes left on the clock to condemn United to a comprehensive defeat.

Man United set unwanted record

The Mirror reports that the result saw records tumble, with Erik ten Hag's charges setting an unwanted record in the process.

United's defeat at Nottingham was their 14th this year in the Premier League and their 21st across competitions.

This is their worst tally at this stage of any given season since 1972, when they lost 25, and their fourth worst in the club's history behind 1972, 1921 (24), and 1930 (28).

The Red Devils' latest setback leaves them sitting seventh with 31 points, nine points off the top four.

Ten Hag blames injuries after Nottingham defeat

Earlier, Sports Brief reported ten Hag appeared to blame injuries for his side’s poor season after the latest loss to Nottingham Forest.

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After the game, Ten Hag was adamant his team was doing their best with what they had at the moment regarding their squad depth.

To put Ten Hag’s comments into context, Sports Brief looks at Manchester United’s absentees due to injury.

According to Pro Soccer Wire, United are without up to nine first-team players with various injuries.