Anthony Elanga turned into 'prime Lionel Messi' with a stunning goal against former club Manchester United with Nottingham Forest.

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• Elanga broke deadlock in fifth minute
• Scored with brilliant solo effort
• Hailed as 'prime Lionel Messi'

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  During Tuesday's Premier League encounter, Elanga won the ball in his own half after a United corner was headed clear. The Swedish forward pounced on the loose ball and initiated a counter attack at electric speed. He shrugged off Alejandro Garnacho on his way to the penalty box before slotting the ball home past Andre Onana with a low shot in the fifth minute of the match. There were only 16 seconds between the United corner and Elanga's goal.

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• WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

  Fans were quick to draw comparisons between Elanga and 'prime' Messi as they labelled Ruben Amorim's side as a 'finished' club.

  An X user named Elochukwu wrote: "Only Man Utd can make Elanga look like prime Messi. Finished club."

  Another fan, with the name OmoAWE Aded’eji wrote: "Elanga playing like prime Messi. You can’t write this scripts."

  Casey Evans mocked United for selling Elanga and purchasing Antony for a much higher price. The post read: "Sold Elanga for £10m to buy Antony for £85m."

  Luke wrote: "United fans think Garnacho is anywhere near Elanga"

  A Chelsea fan with the name Conn wrote: "Elanga dunking on his former club Manchester United. Just beautiful."

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  If Nuno Espirito Santo's side manage to hold on to their lead and secure all three points from the match, they will take a step forward towards securing a Champions League berth for next season.

• WHAT NEXT FOR MANCHESTER UNITED?

  After Tuesday's match at Forest, Red Devils will next face rivals Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday at Old Trafford.

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