Nottingham Forest manager Vitor Pereira, speaking to TNT Sports: “The quality of the players [I liked the most]. I asked them to express themselves on the pitch. They did it.
“We had chance to score two more goals. It was a very good result. It is only half time, we need to be consistent, the schedule is tight and difficult. Everyone must be ready to help the team. This is what I ask them.
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“It was a consistent game for us. We deserved the result.
“I realised before I came that the players have a lot of quality. They need results but they need to enjoy the game. If they enjoy the way they are playing they can have a high level. They need just organisation and confidence.”
Confident you can keep Forest up in the Premier League? “Of course I am. We will try match by match to win the next match. It will be very difficult. It is not easy to come here and score three goals and not concede a goal. Next game will be a different game and we need to be consistent.”
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Vitor Pereira has remained unbeaten in his first game in charge of a club, with Nottingham Forest his 15th spell at the helm of a team during his managerial career (W11 D4).
Nottingham Forest defender Murillo added: “It’s a big win. We did a great job. The first game of the new gaffer was very good. Everyone made a good job, not just me.
“Not just the back line, everyone did a good defensive job. Ortega – what a save in the first half.
“The gameplan was good. I know the gaffer only had a little time but we got the idea. Now we have time to recover properly and come back to the top in the Premier League.
“We have a good team, very good players, so we have to do a great job and believe in the gameplan of the new gaffer.”
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With his opener, Murillo became the first defender to score an away goal in major European competition for Nottingham Forest since Steve Chettle against Bayern Munich in March 1996 in the Uefa Cup.
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