Vitor Pereira was left seething after his Nottingham Forest side were denied what looked like a stone-wall penalty shout in their heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford - a decision that turned triumph into agony for the travelling Reds!
The Forest boss was absolutely livid about the referee's call during the build-up to United's crucial second goal, insisting a blatant handball by Bryan Mbeumo should have ruled out the strike. "I must accept but I don't agree," Pereira fumed after watching his team's dream start crumble. The Portuguese manager didn't mince his words, branding the incident "a pity for the game" - and you can feel his pain!
What a gut-wrenching turnaround this was! Forest had looked absolutely magnificent when they stormed into a shock 2-0 lead through Taiwo Awoniyi and Willy Boly, leaving the Old Trafford faithful stunned into silence. The travelling Forest fans were in dreamland - until reality came crashing down!
But United showed why they're the comeback kings, roaring back with a vengeance through Christian Eriksen, Casemiro, and Bruno Fernandes. The controversial goal proved to be the catalyst that shifted the entire momentum of this pulsating encounter, leaving Pereira and his players devastated.
This defeat piles more pressure on Pereira's shoulders as Forest find themselves in a real scrap at the wrong end of the Premier League table. The fine margins that separate glory from despair in the top flight were laid bare once again - and Forest were on the wrong side of lady luck. The focus now turns to bouncing back from this bitter pill and showing the fighting spirit that got them this far!