Murillo is a 'magnificent piece of scouting'published at 09:08 11 March
09:08 11 March
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Nottingham Forest centre-back Murillo remains a key figure for Nuno Espirito Santo's side, so it is hard to believe he made so few first team appearances for Brazil's top flight team Corinthians before signing in 2023.
"This is a magnificent piece of scouting," South American football expert Tim Vickery told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club.
"It was 25 games and out. Forest must have had him on their radar after 10 first team performances and what a bargain they got, and what a profit they are going to make."
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man City: The fans' verdictpublished at 11:27 10 March
11:27 10 March
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We asked for your thoughts on Nottingham Forest's Premier League game against Manchester City.
Here are some of your comments:
Forest fans
James: We were lucky to win that. Not denying the goal, it was amazing from MGW, but the rest was pretty uneventful. But a win is a win, and it helps our chances of Champions League.
Becca: Disciplined and cultured from Forest. This was a game where nerves could've got the better of us, but we never looked in danger of conceding thanks to another excellent display from (arguably) the best full-back pairing in the League! What a season this is turning out to be! The assist from MGW wasn't bad either! COYR
Pete: People moaning about a dull game miss the point. A team costing a fraction of the amount of another team played to their strengths. Sometimes it has to be like chess. Don't like it - go shopping instead.
Man City fans
Simon: Another toothless display from City, which sums up the whole season. Loads of possession and no end product. One of the greatest strikers ever and we rarely get the ball to him.
Jeff: I feel this was the worst performance of our season so far. We fielded a strong XI who had no need to recover from Champion's League fatigue due to earlier capitulations. Forest were there for the taking but our well paid senior pros failed to deliver once again.
AB: The current City team reminds me a lot of the 2018 World Cup Spanish team - toothless, outdated tiki-taka and aimless passing.
'Forest in such a strong position now'published at 08:07 10 March
08:07 10 March
Former West Ham and Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast about Nottingham Forest: "If you know who you are and what you are, nobody can tell you what you're supposed to be. They know the identity of who they are and they play true to it. Everyone plays their part, it's a united atmosphere that Nuno has created there.
"It's great for English football and for the club. It's nice to see Forest doing what they're doing, the same as last season when it was Villa getting to the Champions League."
Presenter Darren Fletcher added: "I think it's starting to get into the realms now of them not having to worry about everyone else. They've just got to win five or six more games and they'll be in regardless, because everyone's got to play each other.
"They're in such a strong position now. I felt like that win against Manchester City was huge because there was a possibility that they could have come out of the weekend in fifth, and then you're starting to panic a little bit because you've have that cushion for so long.
"It felt like that they had to have that one on Saturday for a multitude of reasons."
