Elanga’s stunning solo effort sank his former club (Picture: Getty) Rio Ferdinand took aim at three Manchester United stars for their roles in Nottingham Forest’s winning goal on Tuesday night – blasting one of them for failing to ‘take out’ Anthony Elanga. Despite signs of a return to form before the international break, United suffered their 13th Premier League defeat of the season against Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, falling to a 1-0 defeat. The visitors were undone after just five minutes. Former player Elanga came back to haunt his old side, sprinting 85 meters in nine seconds up the pitch from deep in his own half, keeping his composure to calmly slot past Andre Onana. United players tried in vain to halt the Swede who was too quick and too powerful. Patrick Dorgu was initially beaten for pace with Alejandro Garnacho left on his backside after being easily shrugged off by the Forest winger. Noussair Mazraoui also tried in vain to prevent the goal. Garnacho was shrugged off by the Forest star (Picture: Getty Images) United legend Ferdinand identified three moments where United could have stopped Elanga during his searing run, blasting Dorgu’s defensive position at the start of the attack. The former England international also took aim at Mazraoui for reacting too slowly in his box, insisting Garnacho should have taken one for the team and brought down Elanga while he still could. ‘I think there’s three moments where they could have maybe stopped this goal, Ferdinand told TNT Sports. ‘First of all, it’s a wonderful goal from Elanga, and you can’t take anything away from him in that sense. Mazraoui and Dorgu also failed to stop Elanga (Picture: Getty Images) ‘But when you’re looking for a defensive point of view, Elanga is on the edge of the box there. ‘Dorgu’s got to be goal-side. You’ve got to think defensively first. You know the threat is pace. ‘Be in a better position to stop that. Then he’s behind, he’s chasing, can’t get back. ‘And Garnacho has a role to play here. You should take him out, foul him there. You’ve got to foul him there. Take him out. You can see the pace, you can see the support he has. ‘And Mazraoui’s got to make a decision. Before he gets into that box, you’ve got to go and engage the attacking player there. Go into the box, get closer to goal.’