United academy graduate Henderson made three appearances in all competitions last season and was unable to displace Spaniard David de Gea as first-choice goalkeeper at the Old Trafford club.
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The 24-year-old international has joined Forest from Bundesliga side Union Berlin for a club record fee and is tied down to the Reds until the summer of 2027. He is Forest’s first signing of the summer, with Man United goalkeeper Dean Henderson, set to follow suit soon.
Man City headed into Sunday’s Etihad clash 14 points clear of their rivals and off the back of a 21-game winning run across all competitions.
United wrapped up a comfortable Carabao Cup victory at Kenilworth Road, despite being made to work hard for much of the evening.
The 23-year-old has been in training at Carrington ahead of his call-up to the England squad on Tuesday and United have taken the opportunity to accelerate talks over a new long-term deal.
Calls for De Gea to be dropped have grown after the 29-year-old’s mistakes in United’s FA Cup semi-final defeat by Chelsea last weekend, with Dean Henderson backed to take over after an impressive loan spell at Sheffield United.
Academy product Henderson helped Sheffield win promotion from the Championship last season and has kept 10 clean sheets for them in the Premier League in the current campaign, second only to Burnley’s Nick Pope.