Brennan Johnson has overcome “a rocky road” and is on track to becoming a big Premier League star, according to Steve Cooper.
Wales international forward Johnson rescued Nottingham Forest on Sunday with two equalisers to peg back Everton. His superb second 13 minutes from time earned promoted Forest a vital point in a 2-2 draw in their battle to stay up.
City Ground academy graduate Johnson scored 18 goals en route to the promotion and has nine this term, including seven in the top flight. Reds boss Cooper said of the 21-year-old: “I see him every day and he wants to get better, so he won’t get too high or too low.