Anthony Elanga chose a muted celebration after his wonderful solo goal against Manchester United, but the smile that crept over his face gave away the quiet satisfaction of scoring against his former club.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s team have a seven-point cushion to Newcastle United in sixth, albeit Newcastle have played a game fewer and are buoyant following their League Cup success.

Anthony Elanga's breakaway goal against his former club earned high-flying Nottingham Forest a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the Premier League on Tuesday. The Swede left Old Trafford to make way for big-money signing Antony two years ago and played like he had a point to prove at the City Ground,

The good news, to use Ruben Amorim’s phrase, was that two of the forwards on Manchester United’s books have hit form. Not for United, admittedly. United are in what approximates for form themselves and have two forwards on the goal trail.

Bruno Fernandes has emerged as a target for Real Madrid, with the Spanish giants reportedly valuing Manchester United's star man at £90 million - and some fans in the Manchester Evening News comments section would be willing to accept the loss of one of the club's top contributors to fund the coming rebuild of the team in Ruben Amorim's image.