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Nottingham Forest midfielder, Morgan Gibbs- White has described his teammate, Taiwo Awoniyi as a “typical striker”.
Awoniyi bagged a brace in Forest’s 4-3 thrilling win against Leicester City at the City Ground on Monday.
The Nigeria international’s second goal was a beauty as he turned a defender before firing into the net.
The 25-year-old earned plaudits from the likes of Michael Owen and Jamie Carragher after the game.
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Gibbs-White has now joined the former players in singing the praises of the striker.
“He’s what you’d call a typical striker,” he told the club’s official website.
“If you give him chances in front of goal, he’s going to score and that’s what he did.
“He had a bad injury and he’s worked so hard to come back so I’m absolutely delighted for him that he got his two goals which he deserved.”
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Awoniyi has scored six goals in 24 league appearances for Steve Cooper’s side this season.
He joined the Reds from the Bundesliga club, Union Berlin last summer.
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