ELLIOT ANDERSON brought out the tricks when he nutmegged Morgan Rogers during Nottingham Forest’s Europa League showdown with Aston Villa – and fans loved it.
The Premier League sides locked horns in a feisty semi-final first leg at the City Ground.
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But Anderson, who is set to be involved in a transfer tug-of-war after being earmarked as a summer target for Manchester United and Manchester City, clearly enjoyed himself.
The central midfielder, 23, stunned England team-mate Rogers with a brutal nutmeg in the first half.
Anderson was then spotted turning towards the Villa livewire and cheekily smiling.
And fans raced straight onto social media following the sensational piece of skill.
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One said: “What Anderson did to Rogers right there was a disgusting act.”
Another added: “That kind of skill definitely earns attention at international level.”
A third chimed in: “Elliot Anderson is easily worth £100million.”
A fourth noted: “This sport is evil man bring him home.”
Anderson was lucky to still be on the pitch after catching Villa striker Ollie Watkins on the ankle with a wild sliding challenge.
But referee Joao Pinheiro chose not to even show a yellow card – leaving Unai Emery’s side seething.
Forest went on to grab a slender 1-0 lead heading into the second leg of the all-Premier League clash.
Chris Wood notched what proved to be the winner with a clinical penalty which gave Emiliano Martinez no chance.
The spot-kick was awarded after VAR intervened when Lucas Digne handled an attempted cross from Omari Hutchinson.
source: thesun