Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1 to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone ahead of the second international break of the season.

Forest won the game courtesy of Liam Delap’s brace and a goal for Jair Cunha, who opened the scoring after just six minutes to send the City Ground into pandemonium.

Head coach Oliver Glasner went on a rant after the 2-0 defeat to Brentford the week before the win over City, and it clearly had an impact on his players.

Glasner’s team selection caused a bit of a stir ahead of the game, with City and two former Forest figures have now had their say on the decision to start Ryan Yates.

Steven Reid and Jason Lee agree on Ryan Yates

Steven Reid hasn’t worked in football since leaving Forest to tackle a different career path, and he’s clearly fond of Yates following his time working with the Reds.

With Forest Focus discussing whether the penny is now dropping for some fans over Yates, Reid took to the post to say: “Would always want Yatesy in the trenches with me.”

Former Forest striker Jason Lee is also a huge fan of Yates, suggesting it’s completely rubbish that some people still don’t think the captain is good enough to play in the Premier League.

He said: “He’s 100% good enough for the PL. His influence on his teammates is immense.”

Yates is clearly the man in the dressing room who is riling up the players before the big games, and that is testament to him given how little he’s played this season.

Now, the number 22 looks to be the man in possession of the shirt, and ultimately, it would appear as though he’s now got the trust of the head coach.

Glasner would be universally unpopular if he took Yates out for the game against Bournemouth and given Forest’s torrid record against that opposition it makes perfect sense to keep him in the team.