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Morgan Gibbs-White is Nottingham Forest’s emblem of hope in time of need

Morgan Gibbs-White is Nottingham Forest’s emblem of hope in time of need

When Nottingham Forest required a hero last season in their battle to avoid relegation, up stepped Morgan Gibbs-White. The £25million signing is emerging as the emblem of hope in their time of need again, producing an outstanding individual performance here to help inch his club further away from the bottom three. Gibbs-White delivered a fine goal and another assist, coming after his assist in the 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace, and the forward is running into form at the business end of the campaign. In an often chaotic encounter, he was the standout performer and how Nuno Espirito Santo needs his star players to lead from the front in this fight for survival. After being deducted four points by the Premier League for breaching financial rules, every game has an added layer of pressure. Yet this victory lifts them three points above 18th placed Luton Town, who face Arsenal away on Wednesday, and Gibbs-White is proving the talisman. Nuno said: “Morgan is a very special player for us, very important and talented. The work rate …

Nottingham Forest sink Manchester United thanks to late Gibbs-White goal | Premier League

Nottingham Forest sink Manchester United thanks to late Gibbs-White goal | Premier League

After Morgan Gibbs-White curled in Nottingham Forest’s fantastic winning goal with 82 minutes played, he celebrated by soaking up the adulation from the Trent End and putting his index fingers to his ears. It is a tactic Erik ten Hag may need to utilise to shutout the never-ending noise surrounding his position and this flaky and unpredictable Manchester United side. It will only increase after this, a 14th defeat of the season across all . The last time they lost as many games before the turn of the year was 1930-31. Marcus Rashford cancelled out Nicolás Domínguez’s effort, giving United hope of staging another late comeback, but Gibbs-White wrapped his right foot around the ball from the edge of the box, in effect throwing another log on United’s fire. Aston Villa punished United for their sluggish start at Old Trafford on Boxing Day, racing into a two-goal lead, but their first-half performance here, despite the teams heading in goalless, was equally flat and hardly anymore reassuring. Oddly, United’s vigour seemed to stem from a 35-year-old …