Saturday proved to be one of the most memorable nights Nottingham Forest have experienced since returning to the Premier League, with the Reds beating Manchester City 3-1.

The starting eleven caused some intrigue, with Ryan Yates thrown in to start the game after Oliver Glasner had claimed changes would be made after last week’s 2-0 defeat to Brentford.

The Reds won thanks to two goals from Liam Delap and a further strike from Jair Cunha, who bagged Forest’s first home goal of the campaign after just six minutes.

It was the dominant performance from Yates, however, that captured the attention of the fans, and it would appear as though his teammates – past and present – enjoyed his performance too.

Joe Worrall and Callum Hudson-Odoi laud Ryan Yates

Worrall speaks about Forest very highly, with the former Reds central defender now eyeing another promotion with Wrexham.

After Saturday’s game, Yates took to Instagram to speak of his pride at leading the club he calls his own to a victory, and Worrall had a very classy message for his former teammate.

Worrall clearly still cares about Forest an awful lot, and ultimately he will want to see the football club do well even though he’s now watching things from afar.

Hudson-Odoi was also impressed with the performance that Yates put in against City, posting the word ‘Wow’, with two flame emojis, to highlight the influence he has on players in the dressing room.

Yates will now enjoy two weeks off as the international fixtures take centre stage and when domestic football returns, the Forest shirt he wore so brilliantly on Saturday is surely his to lose.