Nottingham Forest’s good work in the first half was undone by a late equaliser in their season opener on Saturday.
Nuno Espirito Santo had to settle for a point against Bournemouth with Antoine Semenyo earning the Cherries a point.
Forest will be left rueing not capitalising on their dominance inside the first half at the City Ground in what would have been a solid start to the new campaign.
Chris Wood was the man to get his name on the scoresheet for the Reds amid Forest’s ongoing demand for a new stirker.
It is believed Forest are eyeing a potential move for Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah ahead of the deadline at the end of the month.
But there was one player who Forest fans were all in agreement about in Murillo following the draw on Saturday afternoon.
Nottingham Forest fans all saying the same thing about Murillo
Forest fans thought Nuno was going into the game with a big decision on his mind as to who to play alongside Murillo in defence.
Willy Boly was given the nod at the back with Nikola Milenkovic actually suspended for Forest after picking up a red card for Fiorentina.
But it seems as if the ever present Forest defender, Murillo, impressed his home crowd as he helped his side to earn a point at the end.
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Murillo may have been struck by Harry Toffolo’s clearance for the equaliser but he put in a stunning interception right at the death to prevent Bournemouth taking all three points.
One Forest fan took to social media to hail Murillo’s display, saying, ‘Murillo much better compared to pre-season’. Whilst another added, ‘Murillo MOTM by a country mile’.
Clearly, the Forest fans were impressed with Murillo, another said, ‘The only players I thought were of Premier League standard watching that today were Sangare, Murillo, Boly & Yates’. Another was delighted by Murillo’s late clearance, saying, ‘To be fair Murillo redeemed himself at the end there’.
Murillo was one fan’s clear man of match, they stated, ‘Murillo man of the match again obviously’. Whilst one other fan took the chance to aim a slight dig at some fans who may criticise the defender, he said, ‘Thought Murillo was solid today. Shout out to all the Nottingham Forest fans who think he spends too much time in London’.
Murillo’s performance vs Bournemouth in numbers
Murillo is coming into the new season on the back of a lot of speculation surrounding where his future may lie.
Chelsea are believed to have been showing a real interest in Murillo this summer as they continue to add to their bloated squad.
Any interested clubs will have been left impressed by the Brazilian’s display, here are the numbers behind his showing…
- 90 minutes played
- 2 blocked shots
- 1 tackle
- 51 touches
- 92% pass accuracy
- 1/1 dribbles attempted/
But his performance on Saturday was just another reminder of how important he is to the Reds with a solid showing at the City Ground.
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