Anthony Elanga came back to haunt his former club after his goal helped Nottingham Forest beat Manchester United on Tuesday. The Sweden international rounded off a blistering counter-attack in the first-half which proved to be the only goal in the game, despite Ruben Amorim's side dominating possession and putting Matz Sels' goal under sustained pressure. There was no celebration after his goal from Elanga, who joined Forest in 2023 on a five-year deal. The 22-year-old endured a difficult spell with the United first-team as he managed just four goals and as many assists in 55 appearances. Elanga earned the Player of the Match award for his first-half strike and took to social media to celebrate helping Forest take a big step towards Champions League qualification. There was a host of former United players to show their support to the Sweden international including Jesse Lingard, Donny van de Beek, Mason Greenwood, Alvaro Fernandez and Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Speaking after the defeat Amorim discussed the decision from his predecessor Erik ten Hag to allow the 22-year-old to leave, as he has gone on to enjoy success away from Old Trafford . "We are talking about a lot of players that come from Manchester United and are doing right, but they had the chance here," he said. "In Manchester United, you don’t have the time. I am saying all the time that I will not have the time. We have to get it right fast. But you are not talking about players that didn’t play for Manchester United. They were here playing for Manchester United. "In here, the pressure is too big sometimes and sometimes you don’t have time, you should have time for these kids to develop but for that you need a strong base to support all these kids. "If you don’t have that strong base, we are not going to help our kids. So, they had their chances and sometimes football is like that and the pressure of playing for Manchester United is really big."