Man Utd fans call out Sky Sports commentary for what was said about one player during Nottingham Forest defeat

Manchester United fans have fumed over commentary about one of their players in the 3-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Ruben Amorim suffered a second consecutive defeat and a first at Old Trafford in the evening kick-off as Forest moved up to fifth place with another impressive win on the road.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side took an early lead thanks to Nikola Milenkovic's powerful header as United's frailties from corners exposed yet again.

Rasmus Hojlund levelled matters before half-time but in-form Chris Wood put Forest back in the lead early on in the second with a back-post header that caught out Lisandro Martinez and Andre Onana.

Onana was then at fault for Forest's third as a fairly straightforward Morgan Gibbs-White strike from distance beat him and put Forest 3-1 up.

Bruno Fernandes reduced the deficit but United slipped to another loss which highlights just how much work there is to do for Amorim.

In the aftermath, United fans laid into Martinez for a sloppy display but at the same time, they fiercely defended one of their players.

Summer signing Manuel Ugarte, who played 76 minutes against Forest, received some criticism on Sky Sports commentary from former Arsenal striker Alan Smith. But United fans felt he actually came out with credit and hit back at comments made on air.

Manchester United's Manuel Ugarte appeals during the defeat to Nottingham Forest. Image: Getty

One fumed: "Commentary on Sky digging at ugarte surprise surprise just because he didn't score or assist he was brilliant does my head in man."

A second said: "Sky Sports commentator on the United game saying he doesn’t know what Ugarte brings to the table. Way to lose all of your credibility.

A third added: "Commentary have seriously just said they 'don’t know what Ugarte brings to the table' when he’s comfortably been our best player on the pitch. I knew this would happen to him because he’s not a flashy player."

A fourth said: "Sky Sports commentary actually using the sentence 'I'm not sure what Ugarte actually brings' F**kin hell."

A final person vented: "Mainstream punditry is absolutely dead...'Don't see what Ugarte brings to the team' says Sky commentary. Could say the same about their punditry. S***e."

United return to action on Thursday when they travel to Victoria Plzen of Czech Republic in the Europa League. The Red Devils are unbeaten in the competition, with two wins and three draws from five games.

Currently 13th in the table, United resume their Premier League campaign with a huge derby clash with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.