Manchester United marked their return to the City Ground with a 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night.
United were defeated 3-2 against Arsenal at the weekend, but Erik ten Hag insisted that performance has been ‘left behind’ in preparation for the first leg of the League Cup against Nottingham Forest, who have improved in recent weeks.
Ten Hag’s prediction was proven to be true, as United recorded a stylish 3-0 win against Forest in the first leg of the semi-final thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst and Bruno Fernandes, to essentially kill off the tie.
The second leg will be played at Old Trafford on February 1 but a trip to Wembley already seems inevitable for United.
Ten Hag has a huge chance to win a trophy in his first season in charge and to end the club’s trophy drought.
