Nottingham Forest’s manager, Steve Cooper clarified his decision to include Taiwo Awoniyi in the squad for the Premier League game against Liverpool on Sunday.

Awoniyi made an appearance at Anfield despite recently returning from injury and not being in perfect condition.

The Nigerian had been sidelined for nearly three weeks due to a groin injury sustained at Brentford earlier in the month.

In the match against Liverpool, the 26-year-old was introduced in the second half, but couldn’t stop his side from going down 3-0.

Cooper in a chat with the Club’s media is glad to welcome the striker back to the squad, saying having a strong focal point up front is a significant advantage for the club.

“With the changes of Taiwo coming on, he was only supposed to give us some minutes, but we gave him a bit more,” the gaffer told Forest TV.

“Just having a number 9 on the pitch looked a bit more normal, looked a bit more natural,” He said.

Taiwo Awoniyi has three goals and two assists in eight games for Nottingham Forest this season.