Espirito Santo Proud After Nottingham Forest’s First Win At Anfield In Over Five Decades

Nottingham Forest manager, Nuno Espirito Santo, said he was proud of the way his team played, despite injuries to key players, to clinch their first win at Anfield since 1969 by beating Liverpool 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.

Callum Hudson-Odoi came on as a substitute and scored the only goal of the match, helping Forest secure their second victory in four games, remaining unbeaten.

“Very happy. Many of our fans today in the stadium were not even born (in 1969). So that says how hard it is to play here,” Espirito Santo told reporters.

“Proud of the way we played as a team… it’s all about taking your chances in the right moment and we did it.”

Forest were without their two starting midfielders, with Danilo breaking his ankle last month against Bournemouth and Ibrahim Sangare out with a hamstring injury. Centre-back Willy Boly was also absent with a calf injury.

“Ibrahim Sangare is going to be a while,” the manager said. “I wish we could have everybody ready. Unfortunately, we don’t have three players with us… we have to be ready for everything.”

Forest utilized central midfielders Nicolas Domuez and Elliott Anderson as wingers to keep tabs on Liverpool’s full-backs.

“It is about building and believing in this idea that you can develop,” he added.

Forest, who finished 17th last season, will visit Brighton next Sunday.