Why are Manchester United kicking off at 12.30pm on a Sunday?

Michael Carrick will oversee his final game – at least, of this campaign – at Old Trafford against Vitor Pereira’s side, who have managed to propel themselves away from the threat of relegation.

It therefore renders this match a dead rubber, with United also fulfilling their objective of qualifying for the Champions League.

Carrick has since come in – on a deal until the end of the season – and guided the club back to Europe’s top competition after three years away.

They play a Forest side reeling from their own European heartache.

Pereira’s men were 1-0 up in their Europa League semi-final against Aston Villa, but saw that advantage quickly wiped out and then some as they were thrashed 4-0 in the second leg at Villa Park.

They followed that up with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle last weekend, with Elliot Anderson popping up late on to snatch a point against his former club.

The reason why this game is being played at an unusual time is because of Forest’s European commitments.

The fixture had already been selected for TV coverage, but was kept open to accommodate the club’s progress on the continent.

The kick-off time was only confirmed last week, awaiting the resolution of the Europa League last-four tie.

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 12pm BST.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.