Goals from Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst and Bruno Fernandes at The City Ground last Wednesday placed Erik ten Hag's side in a strong position ahead of the return fixture at the Theatre of Dreams.
Forest also lost 3-0 on their last visit to M16, on 27 December, and that's one of 11 straight victories United have recorded at home going back to October.
The latest - Saturday's 3-1 victory over Reading in the Emirates FA Cup - saw Ten Hag's choice to select a strong side vindicated as we comfortably reached the fifth round, although key midfielder Christian Eriksen was injured during the course of the second half and must be a doubt for the Forest game.