Morgan Gibbs-White has spoken about teammate Murillo after his Man of the Match performance against Crystal Palace yesterday.
The 21-year-old, in what was only his second Premier League appearance, had a great game – already looking settled in the Reds’ backline.
Defensively, Murillo had a storming game, but he also showcased his ability on the ball with some beautiful passes and mazy dribbles which saw him nearly fire home his first goal for the club.
Brazilian Murillo played an inch-perfect pass to Gibbs-White late on in the first half, with the midfielder lobbing ‘keeper Sam Johnstone, just to see his effort rebound off the post to safety.
Morgan Gibbs-White on Murillo
Speaking to Jamie Redknapp after the game, Gibbs-White opened up about his new teammate – even going into detail about his first training session after his summer arrival.
“He’s honestly an incredible player.
“It was his first-day training, and he went in for a tackle on me and I felt his power and his strength and I said to myself ‘I’m not going near him again!’
“When he went on his mazy run today, I screamed for him to pass, and every time I screamed for it, he beat another player.
“It was an unbelievable run and he’s so unlucky to not get himself the goal in the end.”
Murrilo is only going to get better
After his £13 million move from Corinthians, no Forest fan could’ve imagined how good this 21-year-old was going to be.
He’s really hit the ground running in a Forest shirt and is starting to look like a great pickup, especially for the fee.
Murillo has started to create a great partnership with Willy Boly, who is also having a magnificent campaign. Hopefully, for Forest’s sake, it can continue with the pair pushing each other to improve further.
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