Head coach Cooper discusses Super Eagles striker’s biggest career goal

The Nigeria worldwide was decisive for the Reds as they produced a shocking efficiency to shoot down Jurgen Klopp’s military

Nottingham Forest supervisor Steve Cooper has hailed Taiwo Awoniyi for his profitable strike in opposition to Liverpool on the Metropolis Floor on Saturday.

Regardless of arriving in Nottingham because the membership’s report signing in the summertime from Union Berlin, Awoniyi has struggled for enjoying time.

Forward of the sport in opposition to Liverpool, Awoniyi had made ten league appearances for the Reds, however solely 4 had been begins.

The NFFC quantity 9 solely averaged 5 minutes over Forest’s final two video games in opposition to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brighton & Hove Albion.

However head coach Steve Cooper determined to start out Awoniyi in opposition to his former employers.

And the Nigeria worldwide repaid that belief with the profitable objective, which ensured Forest’s second victory within the EPL marketing campaign.

Having been on the payroll of Liverpool for six years with out making a single first-team look, Awoniyi selected to not have fun a very powerful objective of his profession.

However Cooper backed his striker all the best way.

“Taiwo labored so arduous. We performed him right now as we thought he might be a handful for Virgil van Dijk,” Cooper revealed.

“He actually proved to be that and deserved his objective.

“If he didn’t have fun, I’ll help no matter a participant decides to do.”

Awoniyi’s objective was his third of the season, and it slots him into Nottingham Forest’s report books as the primary NFFC participant to attain in three consecutive dwelling video games within the Premier League.