Devils back from the dead!

After being 0-2 down in the first four minutes, Manchester United come back strongly to claim 3-2 victory against Nottingham Forest; Bruno Fernandes scores winning goal

Devils back from the dead!

Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes (centre) celebrates with teammates after scoring his goal against Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images

Manchester United came back from conceding twice in the first four minutes to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 on Saturday as Arsenal dropped points for the first time this season in a 2-2 draw with 10-man Fulham.

The Gunners slip up allowed north London rivals Tottenham to remain top of the table on goal difference after they won 2-0 at Bournemouth.

United were looking to kickstart their season after losing 2-0 to Tottenham last weekend, but could not have got off to a worse start at Old Trafford.

Taiwo Awoniyi burst clear from a United corner to score for the seventh consecutive Premier League game after 90 seconds. There were just three minutes and 45 seconds on the clock when Willy Boly then found the net from Morgan Gibbs-White’s free-kick.

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But they battled back to secure a vital three points in thrilling fashion. Cristian Eriksen started the comeback when he turned home Marcus Rashford’s cross. Casemiro missed an great chance to level before the break but made amends when he fired home Bruno Fernandes’s knockdown. Forest captain Joe Worrall was sent off 23 minutes from time for bringing down Fernandes as he bore down on goal.

The new United captain was criticised for his body language in defeat at Spurs, but Fernandes was the match winner from the penalty spot after Rashford was brought down in the area.

Meanwhile, Tottenham’s bright start under Ange Postecoglou continued as James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski struck in a 2-0 win at Bournemouth to go on top of the Premier League.

Earlier, Raheem Sterling sparkled with a brace and Nicolas Jackson bagged his first goal for the club as Chelsea swept aside Luton 3-0 to give Mauricio Pochettino his first Premier League win as Blues boss on Friday.

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