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Manchester United battled back to clinch a 2-2 draw away at the City Ground against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

It was the visitors who took the lead through Casemiro, and they looked the far better side in the opening 45 minutes.

But they capitulated within five minutes of the restart, with the hosts scoring twice to retake the lead, with Diogo Dalot enduring a nightmare time at the back.

With the need for more attacking firepower, Ruben Amorim inexplicably opted to bring on two defenders, which meant hardly any chances were created from open play.

But Amad stepped up to save his head coach’s blushes with a stunning long-ranger. In fact, the 20-time English league champions could have grabbed all three points but for a late goal-line clearance from another Amad shot.

The players were rightly disappointed to drop two points, and Amorim was asked about his strange substitution calls and his decision to persist with his compatriot Dalot.

“Sometimes, if you put more strikers on, I don’t feel we are going to play better. If you see Diogo Dalot, many times with space to make a cross but he has the right foot and is...