Jesse Lingard's decision to sign for Nottingham Forest has been branded 'ridiculous' in the wake of their opening-day defeat to Newcastle United. That is the view of BBC Sport pundit Garth Crooks, who named Fabian Schar in his Premier League Team of the Week.
Eddie Howe's side made a perfect start to the season as they comprehensively outplayed the newly-promoted side at St James' Park. Forest failed to register a single shot on target, and goals from Schar and Callum Wilson earned the hosts a deserved two-goal victory.
It was the Swiss international who made the breakthrough ahead of the hour mark with a familiar long-range strike. Schar advanced towards the corner of the box before drilling his effort past Dean Henderson at the near post in a similar fashion to his memorable goal against Burnley in 2019.
