Manchester Utd – Nottingham Forest

Manchester United will win the last home game of the season.

Manchester United's story this season can be divided into two roughly equal periods. In the first half the 'Red Devils' struggled under the leadership of Ruben Amorim. Undoubtedly, the talented specialist tried to impose his own vision of the game on the players, but faced a lack of patience from the club's leadership regarding how long this process would take. After the dismissal of Amorim's coaching staff, the Mancunian club chose the option that Manchester United favors. A member of the 'club family', who had spent many years there as a player, was appointed to the coaching post. Despite fairly pessimistic expectations, Michael Carrick managed to fairly quickly turn around the season's fortunes and instill confidence in the players. Currently, Manchester United is the third-placed club in the Premier League, with two games left to play and no real threats to move from their position or to finish higher. If Manchester United's season can be said to be split in two halves, Nottingham Forest's leadership has split it into an even greater number of fragments. Vítor Pereira is the fourth manager to lead the team this season. According to the club president, Nottingham Forest's squad is capable of contending for a place in the Champions League places, and the coaches' problem is not achieving such results. This stance nearly led Nottingham Forest to relegation, but for the final round's match at Old Trafford they will head into it from a safe position. Bookmakers have made the home side the favorites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 1.61 on their victory. Undoubtedly, the upcoming clash looks more important for Manchester United. First, mathematically the team has not yet secured third place, which in light of the declines of recent years can be seen as an important motivating factor for Manchester. Second, the upcoming match will be Carrick's team's last at their home ground this season. Nottingham Forest players, after elimination in the Europa League semifinal and maintaining Premier League status, are in a holiday mood. A home draw in the last round with a demotivated Newcastle shows a lack of serious appetite for wins. Manchester United will pick up three points at home.