Nottingham Forest midfielder Ryan Yates believes the Reds "can beat anyone" after victory over Liverpool.
Yates put in a starring performance in midfield as Forest won 1-0 on Saturday lunchtime thanks to a second-half strike from Taiwo Awoniyi. Speaking after the match, the belief was flowing from academy graduate Yates.
He also revealed how Steve Cooper told the players to get a home advantage at the City Ground. They did just that, with a fantastic atmosphere throughout the afternoon pushing the side on to get three points.
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"It’s what we needed. We’ve been putting in good performances and not getting the results but we thoroughly deserved it today," Yates said on BT Sport in his post-match interview.
"The manager said days like this, 12:30pm kick-offs, we have to get the fans right behind us and we did that - it’s a great day.
"We’ve got to build on this. If we can beat Liverpool, we can beat anyone."
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