Nuno on Murillo, Injuries, Elanga’s Goal, and Forest’s Win

Anthony Elanga’s “special” strike helped Nottingham Forest secure their first league double over Manchester United since the 1991/92 season. The winger netted the only goal of the match at the City Ground on Tuesday night, against his former team, extending Forest’s winning streak to three consecutive Premier League victories. Under Nuno Espirito Santo, the Reds sit third in the table, maintaining their push for Champions League qualification with just eight games remaining.

However, the win was slightly overshadowed by an injury to Ola Aina, especially given that the team was already missing Chris Wood (due to a hip issue) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (who is dealing with a personal matter). Below, we take a look at what Nuno had to say following the match.

"Over the moon. We are delighted, realising how the game went. We could not be more proud than we are, because it was very tough.”

"It was huge for us. Better than a goal, wasn’t it?

“The fans played their part. We were against the ropes. In this moment, we were against the ropes, and it was about heart and belief because the legs weren’t there anymore.

“I'm very proud of them. Very, very proud of them.

“Today it was Murillo, but we have had others (make big clearances). When you don't have energy, you have to have belief. Belief is what can I do to stop the ball going in the net? It is a good example of the dedication and the commitment of the players.”

On Ryan Yates’ performance after playing 120 minutes in Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final…

"Not only Yatesy, many of our players were in those circumstances. Yatesy is just an example of the heart of this squad.”

On substituting Danilo and bringing on Morato in the first half…

"We started very well with the goal from Anthony, but after that the game went away from us. We were not able to control, United had possession and created lots of problems. At the moment of the injury to Ola, we decided to put an extra body in there to give us a help.”

On Elanga running 85 metres in nine seconds for his goal…

“Amazing. With the ball; so imagine (how quick) without the ball!

“He did it by himself. Credit to him. He has this special ability to drive with pace and still control the ball at such a huge speed. The finishing was great.

“It was very special. He has this ability of driving. It is the capacity to drive with the ball with pace and still be able to control it. To do that is very difficult and requires a lot of technique.”