The Forest head coach also provided an update on 18-goal top scorer Wood.Advertisement Nuno Espirito Santo says both players will be given as much time as possible to overcome their issues ahead of another big game at the City Ground. “We tried to manage his minutes but in 60 minutes on the pitch, he did […]
The Forest head coach also provided an update on 18-goal top scorer Wood.Advertisement
“We tried to manage his minutes but in 60 minutes on the pitch, he did really, really well, he was impressive,” Nuno added.Wood missed the Brighton game and continues his recovery from a hip contusion suffered while on international duty with New Zealand.Nottingham Forest will assess the fitness of Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood right up to kick-off against Manchester United on Tuesday night.(David Rogers/Getty Images)“He is improving. He is getting better day by day. We have to assess him every day. It is all about him being pain free and then getting back to fitness,” Nuno said. “We are recovering well. The joy and the happiness of coming through and getting to play at Wembley will give us an extra run for tomorrow, for sure.”Taiwo Awoniyi filled the void left by Wood’s injury at Brighton and Nuno confirmed that the Nigerian was substituted after 61 minutes at Brighton with one eye on the visit of United and the potential of being without Wood for another game.“We need to assess many of the players. We are doing this. The game is later on in the day, so we will have the rest of today, the morning and the afternoon to assess the players. We will make a decision on them then,” said Nuno when asked about Gibbs-White in his pre-match news conference.Gibbs-White picked up a knock after colliding with the post during the FA Cup quarter-final victory at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, which ultimately forced him to be substituted in extra time shortly before the decisive penalty shootout.
