BUILDING BLOCKS FOR DYCHE AFTER HOME DRAW WITH UNITED

TURNING around Nottingham Forest's fortunes, Sean Dyche has emphasised, is not a case of simply flicking a switch. It is not that easy.

- By SARAH CLAPSON

Much hard work lies ahead, the Reds head coach admitted after his team's 2-2 draw with Manchester United. Issues that took hold toward the end of last season continue to linger.

Forest remain in the Premier League relegation zone, in need of a win and a clean sheet. But three games into Dyche's tenure there are certainly positive signs the club's campaign can flicker into life.

Elliot Anderson threw his head back as if in exasperation as he applauded the City Ground crowd after the final whistle.

It wasn't the result the hosts wanted - or perhaps felt they deserved - but it was an encouraging one. Below, are some of the big talking points from Saturday's stalemate.

Spirit on show

Another version of this Forest side might have allowed the floodgates to open after falling behind in controversial circumstances in the first half.

But Dyche has got them showing heart and spirit - qualities they will need plenty of in their battle to climb the table.

Heads didn’t drop; this didn’t look like a team short on confidence. Instead, they came out fighting after the break and got their rewards courtesy of goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Nicolo Savona.

It must have been some team-talk from Dyche. So what exactly did he say in the dressing room?

"I said to go and score two, that would be brilliant! And they did,’ he quipped. That's how easy management is!"

There was more to it than that, of course. Dyche urged his players to forget about the frustration of an opening goal from a corner they felt should not have been given.