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Nottingham Forest thrashed Burnley 4-1 to go five points clear of Tottenham in the fight to secure Premier League survival.
Morgan Gibbs-White scored a stunning second-half hat-trick to spare Forest’s blushes against a team who are relegated bar the shouting.
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Igor Jesus added a fourth goal in stoppage time, and Vitor Pereira was forced to call on all of his experience to ensure Forest weren’t humbled in the fight against relegation.
A number of players performed well against Burnley, and former Forest favourite Franz Carr has suggested he’s surprised one star hasn’t been featuring more often.
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Franz Carr praises Nottingham Forest gem Jair Cunha
Cunha was forced into the action in the first half on Sunday after Murillo was forced out of the game with a hamstring problem.
The Brazilian looked very composed yet again, and it’s fair to say that Forest look in safe hands when it comes to a replacement for Murillo in the future.
Carr was impressed and suggested that Dyche didn’t utilise him quite enough when he was in charge of the team earlier this season.
He said on the Forest Focus podcast: “Cunha came in on Sunday, and I tell you what, I’ve not seen much of him, but he’s a good player.
“He’s been injured, and he wasn’t favoured by Sean Dyche; he didn’t make the European squad at the start, and he just never seems to get games, but I’ve got to say he’s been really impressive.
“He’s been brilliant since he came to the club and let nobody down.”
Cunha can star at Forest in the future
The talented youngster certainly feels like a safer option at the heart of the defence than Morato, and it’s no surprise that Pereira has gone with him when Murillo has been injured.
Hopefully, Forest can continue giving him minutes between now and the end of the season, with Cunha seemingly growing with each passing performance.
It’s great that pundits and supporters are starting to take a little bit more notice of Cunha and it looks as though Forest might have hit the jackpot again with a Brazilian defender.
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