MGW: My reaction was about winning again, not change of manager

FOREST ACE EXPLAINS HIS 'BREATHE AGAIN' REMARK

- By SARAH CLAPSON

MORGAN Gibbs-White has explained that his recent “breathe again” remark referred to Nottingham Forest winning a game, rather than the club’s managerial change.

The Reds playmaker made the comment after last Thursday's 2-0 Europa League victory over Porto. He had opened the scoring from the penalty spot on the night as the hosts triumphed in Sean Dyche’s first match in charge.

Dyche had been appointed as head coach only a few days before that match, becoming the club's third manager of the campaign. His arrival came after Ange Postecoglou had been dismissed following a winless 39-day reign.

But ahead of today’s Premier League home game against Manchester United (3pm), Gibbs-White has made clear his words were not a dig at Postecoglou. Instead, they were a sign of relief at Forest's first win in any competition since the opening day of the season.