Simon Stone
BBC Sport Chief Football News Reporter at Old Trafford

JJ Gabriel and Tyler Fletcher have just accepted their Manchester United Under-18 and Under-21 player of the year awards.

Both received a fantastic ovation from the United fans.

JJ Gabriel was named Premier League Under-18 player of the year earlier this week.

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Moments away from the last match of the season at Old Trafford.

There's a lot of love in the stands for midfielder Casemiro on what has turned into a lovely day after a downpour earlier today in Manchester.

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Benjamin Sesko is Man Utd’s top Premier League goalscorer with 11 goals this season, while fellow new signings Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo have nine each.

The only team to have three players score 10+ goals in their first season with the club are Arsenal in 2012-13 (Olivier Giroud, Lukas Podolski, Santi Cazorla).

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport Chief Football News Reporter at Old Trafford

While we wait for confirmation on Michael Carrick, it also has to be remembered his backroom team has played a big part in Manchester United's improvement this season.

Former England number two Steve Holland was an inspired hire but Jonathan Woodgate, Jonny Evans and Travis Binnion have also been key cogs in the wheel.

Securing them on extended contracts is also a major part of the log-term plan.

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Manchester United boss Michael Carrick speaking to Sky Sports on playing the last home game of the season: "I think finishing the season strong is a big focus of ours. Playing it home in the last one, especially in the situation we are in. We can enjoy it, but enjoy it in the right way of trying to perform and win and give the supporters something to enjoy."

On Casemiro: "It's a different experience for him in preparing, it's the same as he always done. He's always been aware of how long he was going to stay here for, as we have. The way he's focused and prepared for every game hasn't changed. I'm sure there will be emotions to deal with at certain parts of the day but that's football and hopefully he'll have a good day."

On rotating the squad: "We've got a good squad and trying to make the most of that really. We want to finish well. We've got two games left, this is the last home game so we want to finish strong."

On facing Forest: "Yeah, I think they're a good team. They've had a really good run to be in the position they are in. They've got some really good individuals and a very well coached team. They do a lot of things well, credit to the coach for that. It's still the focus to win today, but it will be a tough game."

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This is a proper dead rubber, with Nottingham Forest safe now, and Manchester United guaranteed a Champions League spot.

That makes it harder to call but United boss Michael Carrick will still be desperate for a strong end of the season and retain the feel-good factor at Old Trafford.

Nottingham Forest won't want to let their season just peter out, either, but the pressure is off them now and, because of that, I am backing United here - this game is more important to them than it is to Forest.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

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Nottingham Forest head coach Vitor Pereira speaking to Sky Sports on Gibbs-White: "He wants to play because he wants to play, he has ambition. He is a very important player."

On shape of squad: "We must have more than one plan for a game. The systems are flexible, if you look for the system, a lot of times it's different from attack to defence, you can have different aspects and dynamics that you can create."

On the Manchester United game: "Big game, against a team that is at a very good level. It's time to enjoy competing. We want to prove ourselves. We want to show our quality and personality as a team and this is the perfect stadium to do it."

On facing Fernandes: "He's a fantastic player, he has everything on the pitch. I don't believe in individual marking, I prefer that the team understand that the spaces that he wants to receive the ball and to assist the forwards."

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BBC Sport journalist

Vitor Pereira, Forest's fourth head coach of the season, joked on Thursday that he is now able to "sleep properly" but also said the club needs to understand "the things we cannot do again" to reach "the next level".

Pereira has effectively rallied his side during the final two months of the season, with Forest finding consistency when they needed it most to pull clear of the relegation battle.

They are unbeaten in eight league games, the third longest current undefeated run in the top flight – form bettered by only Bournemouth and Manchester City.

The last time Forest enjoyed a longer undefeated streak in a single Premier League campaign was 31 years ago.

Another player on that list is Morgan Gibbs-White.

It's a welcome sight for Nottingham Forest fans today seeing him back in the starting XI.

The England international has been involved in five goals in his last five Premier League games against Manchester United (3 goals, 2 assists), both scoring and assisting in this exact fixture last season.

Eight players are in the running to be awarded Premier League Player of the Season.

Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes has created 124 chances in the Premier League this season, the fourth most on record (since 2003-04) in a single campaign after Mesut Özil in 2015-16 (146), Kevin De Bruyne in 2019-20 (136) and Frank Lampard in 2008-09 (134).

Bruno Fernandes has had a superb season for Manchester United. Without the midfielder, it feels safe to say the club may be in a very different position to the one they find themselves in currently.

The Portuguese has already scooped the Football Writers' Association's men's Footballer of the Year award and has been named on the shortlist for the Premier League's individual award.

Fernandes has scored eight goals and provided 20 assists in 34 games across all competitions for the Red Devils this season.

He finished with 45% of the votes from the FWA's 900-plus members.

Simon Stone
BBC Sport Manchester United reporter

It is going to be a busy day at Old Trafford.

The Manchester United fans will be saying farewell to Casemiro, with a Stretford End surf banner tribute planned as the players walk out before the game.

United's young players - Tyler Fletcher and JJ Gabriel - will be presented with their Under-21 and Under-18 player of the year awards.

There will be the usual lap of appreciated after the final whistle, when Michael Carrick has promised to speak to the fans.

Oh yes, there is also a football match.

It's that time of the year where teams are playing their final home matches of the season and that often means saying goodbye to players who are heading for pastures new in the summer.

One of those is Brazilian midfielder Casemiro, who is leaving Manchester United at the end of the season.

"One more year, one more year, Casemiro" has often been the chant sang from the terraces this season. But two years ago that affinity the fans feel towards Casemiro would have seemed ridiculous.

In December 2024 in a dreadful performance against Newcastle, Casemiro was replaced after 64 minutes. He didn't play again for a month and didn't start for nearly seven weeks.

Doubts about his capabilities in the Premier League rumbled on under then-boss Ruben Amorim. But this season things have been different.

Read more here about how Casemiro turned things around at United.

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Not just Michael Carrick this weekend who is the talk of the Premier League managerial hirings and firings.

Chelsea have appointed former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso on a four-year deal.

The 44-year-old Spaniard was available after leaving Real Madrid by mutual consent in January, less than eight months into a three-year contract.

It comes after Chelsea lost the FA Cup final to Manchester City on Saturday.

The Blues hope he will bring stability to the club after they had two permanent managers this season - Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior - while Calum McFarlane is in his second spell as interim boss, a role he will continue for their final two Premier League games.

Thoughts on that one?

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Michael Carrick has been named on the six-man shortlist for the Premier League's Manager of the Season award.

The interim boss, who is set to be appointed permanently, has overseen just 15 games in charge since replacing Ruben Amorim.

Joining him on the shortlist are Arsenal's Mikel Arteta, Manchester City's Pep Guardiola, Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola, Sunderland's Regis le Bris and Brentford's Keith Andrews.

Simon Stone
BBC Sport Chief Football News Reporter at Old Trafford

Michael Carrick has been talking around what happens at Manchester United beyond the end of this season for weeks now.

In his programme notes today, he does have an eye on the future. Just not his.

"I've been part of successful squads here," he explains.

"They all had the required standards of talent, commitment and determination.

Those attributes continue to grow in the dressing room right now.

"It's not the finished article but there is so much potential in this squad to build something really special."