Murillo is certainly not short of confidence and likes to play on the front foot; in the first half he picked up a loose ball just inside the Liverpool half and decided, as no other centre-back would, that the only option was to drive forward and take aim from around 40 yards.
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One of those will belong to the Forest centre-back Murillo who spent 90 minutes using his cranium in an attempt to help his side hold on to a lead against Liverpool.
Many must have wondered if his lack of credentials would make him a concern in a Premier League defence, especially one struggling as it was when he landed in the East Midlands.
It was not meant to be in the end, but this was further evidence the 22-year-old is growing into one of the world’s best defenders thanks to the perfect balance of intelligence, aggression and physicality.
