Nottingham Forest secured derby-day bragging rights for the third successive time as the Reds beat the Derby County 1-0 at the City Ground.
Sabri Lamouchi’s team edged home during a scrappy encounter that was decided when Lewis Grabban smashed home after a stray pass from Jayden Bogle.
Joe Worrall claimed the Man of the Match award following the game and as a lifelong supporter of the football club, it clearly meant a lot to him.
Following the game he tweeted an emotional message to the Forest supporters straight from the heart, as the Reds enjoyed a moment with the Brian Clough Trophy in the dressing room:
The 22-year-old centre-back has been seriously impressive for the Reds this season. He has played every minute of every league fixture under Lamouchi, growing as a defender with each game that passes.
He spent last season on loan at Rangers and working under Steven Gerrard has clearly paid dividends for Worrall.
As a player who had already played over 50 games for the Reds, it will have stung to be packed off on loan by Aitor Karanka and he now looks like a man keen to make up for lost time.
Following his emotional derby-day tweet, Forest supporters took to Twitter to congratulate the player on a super performance.
Here is a selection of tweets from the club’s supporters:
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