Nottingham Forest defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League to win at the Theatre of Dreams for the first time in 30 years.
The likes of Stan Collymore and Bryan Roy were strutting their stuff when Forest last left Old Trafford with all three points but now the class of 2024 have etched their name into history.
Goals from Nikola Milenkovic, Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood ensured victory with Forest and the Reds sit fifth in the Premier League.
Gibbs-White hailed the tweak that Nuno Espirito Santo made against United at half-time and the Reds richly deserved their win.
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo during the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Nottingham Forest FC at Old Trafford...
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Jamie Redknapp hails Nuno Espirito Santo
The Forest head coach is working tirelessly to change the perception of Forest and people aren’t laughing at the club anymore.
The Reds have achieved some brilliant results this season and that is largely down to the brilliance of Espirito Santo and the way he wants his team to play.
Redknapp admits he’s been surprised by Forest and thinks Espirito Santo deserves a lot of credit for the turnaround this season.
He said on Sky Sports: “It wasn’t long ago that he was ridiculed at Tottenham and after that, you wondered whether he was even going to get another job in the Premier League.
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“He’s come to Forest where the previous manager has been a hero and he’s taken them to a whole new level right now.
“I will be honest, I was surprised, I’m really surprised how well they’ve done but you give the manager the tools and get the recruitment right, he’s doing a brilliant job.”
Espirito Santo can take Forest to the next level
Last season was tricky for the Forest boss. He had to contend with a number of issues in terms of personnel and that meant a disjointed time of things in the way of results.
The Reds had to kick on this season and with Evangelos Marinakis showing huge ambition, it was important that Forest started well.
Redknapp is right about Espirito Santo. It was hard to imagine where he might end up after leaving Tottenham after a short and pretty drab spell.
Now, he’s thriving at Forest and not only that but he’s proving himself to be a superb man-manager and clearly the players are playing for him.
Nobody is laughing at Espirito Santo anymore and it’s fascinating to see where the team can go under his stewardship.
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