'Gibbs-White is a special player'

There is no doubt former Wolves youngster Morgan Gibbs-White is one of the Premier League’s form players this calendar year.

He has been directly involved in 20 club goals in 2026 (15 goals, five assists), which is the joint-most of any Premier League player in all competitions – along with Erling Haaland.

Yet Gibbs-White has outscored the Manchester City striker, who has 10, with the Forest’s star’s 13 Premier League goals in 2026 the most of any player.

He averages a league goal every 129 minutes in 2026 – which includes his first senior hat-trick against Burnley in April.

It was a vastly improved performance from Gibbs-White and Forest at Anfield on Saturday, after their opening two defeats by Leeds in the Premier League and Carabao Cup – with the skipper missing the 2-0 cup defeat through injury.

On his return at Anfield he covered 11.4km, the third highest of the team, and was tied first with 16 sprints – while his expected goals of 0.79 also topped Forest’s stats.

“He is not just defined by the number of goals he scored or assists,” said Forest boss Oliver Glasner.

“I know how he is working for the team out of possession, how he creates the space with some runs and movements.

“It is as important as scoring a goal. When you need a special moment in the game you usually need a special player, and Morgan is definitely a special player.”