Nottingham Forest secured themselves a historic victory on the road at Anfield against Liverpool on Saturday afternoon.
Callum Hudson-Odoi came off from the bench to provide Nuno Espirito Santo something to cheer on the touchline.
After a bright start to the season, the Reds faced the tough task of an away trip to Anfield in what felt like a free hit.
Arne Slot’s side came into the game having won all three of their games prior to Saturday having yet to even concede a goal.
But Forest were able to provide the Premier League with what is the shock result of the season so far.
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Paul Taylor left stunned by what Murillo did vs Liverpool
One player who Forest did receive a lot of interest over the summer was Murillo with some of Europe’s top clubs keen on the Brazilian.
Inter Milan are one of the latest sides to shown interest in Murillo ahead of next summer’s transfer window.
And it is of little surprise when Forest are being treated to some of the displays which he is putting on in the Premier League.
During the game, Murillo pulled off a sensational piece of skill which saw him turn away from the Liverpool players deep inside his own half.
However, the Brazilian did not stop there as he then sent through a stunning pass into Morgan Gibbs-White who was left one on one with Alisson Becker.
The piece of skill and pass combination left The Athletic’s Paul Taylor absolutely amazed with what he saw from the Forest defender.
“Murillo with some remarkable skills and a perfectly weighted pass for MGW… he was narrowly offside. But not by much. Almost brilliant,” said Taylor.
Murillo’s display vs Liverpool in numbers…
Watching Murillo in a Forest shirt has been a real treat over the last 12 months following his arrival from Corinthians.
And it is performances like this which has so many clubs across Europe’s top leagues keeping an eye on the defender.
Here is a roundup of how Murillo fared against Liverpool…
- 90 minutes
- 2/2 ground duels won
- 3 clearances
- 1 interception
- 1 tackle
- 1 blocked shot
- 1/1 successful dribbles
Having signed for just £15m last summer, Murillo looks to be a real steal of a signing for the Reds.
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