Nottingham Forest boss Cooper happy with attitude of Man Utd midfielder Garner | OneFootball

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper is delighted with the attitude of on-loan Manchester United midfielder James Garner.

Garner has been backed to recover from a tricky period at Forest by his manager.

“At this moment in time he's doing really, really well," said Cooper. “He's been a little bit in and out of the team, and we've had some good, honest conversations.

“I have a good relationship with Jim and his family anyway, because of our time together with England.

“These loans can be really important for young players from Premier League clubs. We hope this one is. They can be up and down - I wouldn't say he had a down, but he was fighting to get in the team.

“For me, in the last three games he's been excellent. He came on against Reading and was really, really good. He started against Luton and West Brom, and his performances were of a high level.

“Second half on Saturday, particularly, he carried that on, so he's in a good moment. But he's got to stay really focused and aim to play even better next week."