Alejandro Garnacho, Casemiro, and Anthony Martial scored the goals that saw United start their Carabao Cup defence in style.
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Manchester City 2, Nottingham Forest 0 – Player Ratings
Manchester City had to dig deep after Rodri was sent off early in the second half of their 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
Manchester United 1, Brighton 3 – Player Ratings
Manchester United were comprehensively demolished by Brighton after goals by Danny Welbeck, Pascal Gross, and Joao Pedro.
Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 2 – Player Ratings
Bruno Fernandes completed a stunning comeback as Manchester United came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against 10-man Nottingham Forest.
Manchester City 1, Newcastle United 0 – Player Ratings
Julian Alvarez scored the winner as Manchester City eased past Newcastle United with Phil Foden pulling the strings in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne