Our first meeting with Forest this century saw goals inside the first 22 minutes by Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial put the Reds in a commanding position.
VAR ruled out a goal back for the visitors, with Willy Boly offside when touching the ball in, but the hosts spurned a number of chances, with Wayne Hennessey making some smart stops, until Fred provided the icing on the cake with a left-foot finish to a precise pass by fellow Brazilian Casemiro.
There were a number of contenders for the Man-of-the-Match accolade with Casemiro producing a regal performance in the engine room and Raphael Varane excellent on his return, so soon after his World Cup heartache with France.