Morgan Gibbs-White hopes to become Nottingham Forest’s first senior England player since 1997 this week, yet with Elliot Anderson alongside him at the City Ground, the club may not have to wait so long for the next one.
Anderson’s talent is no secret — he was even compared to Diego Maradona by Joey Barton during a loan spell at Bristol Rovers — but the early signs this season suggest the 21-year-old is the real thing.
Though Anderson did not want to leave local club Newcastle in the summer, assurances about regular first-team football helped sweeten the deal and he is settling in well.
Morgan Gibbs-White is on course to become Nottingham Forest’s first England player for 27 years
His team-mate Elliot Anderson should not be too far behind in representing the Three Lions
The next challenge is to make the breakthrough at international level.
With Ibrahim Sangare or Ryan Yates holding the fort in front of the back four, Anderson is free to charge forward and combine with Forest’s other creative players.
Set-piece delivery is another string to the bow and his pinpoint corner against Wolves created Chris Wood’s opener.
