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Goals in each half from hosts Nottingham Forest condemned Manchester United’s Under-18s to only a second league defeat of the season, despite Godwill Kukonki’s 49th-minute header.

Darren Fletcher’s young Reds have shown their quality regularly so far this season, dominating some opponents and showing grit to overcome others, but faced a resolute Forest side on Saturday lunchtime.

James Overy warming up in Nottingham, having returned to United after representing Australia at the Under-20s World Cup in Chile.

United’s next Academy game is for the U21s, at Barnsley in our second EFL Trophy game of the campaign. Away tickets are available here, and there will be live coverage on SkySports+. The U18s are back at Carrington next Saturday, hosting Sunderland in a midday kick-off.

This result leaves United on 15 points from seven games, level at the table’s top with Manchester City.

Riko Robinson nearly provided Forest with an immediate lead after just one minute, but shot wide of Fred Heath’s right post, instead leading to a trading of efforts at either end in the opening stages.

Kalum Thompson, for the hosts, and Jim Thwaites, for United, were responsible...