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Newcastle fans stunned by how well the Nottingham Forest player they sold for just £3.5m performed vs Liverpool

Jamie Brown

Wed 15 January 2025 8:15, UK

Newcastle United fans watched on as three of their former players really impressed in Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool.

Forest managed to hold Liverpool to a 1-1 draw at the City Ground🧔 to jump above Arsenal into secon꧒d place in the Premier League.

Chris Wood, Matz Sels and Elliot Anderson were am🍰ong the former Magpies lining up for the hosts and a🦹ll three produced strong displays.

But one of them in particular produced quite a sensational display and played a key role in helping Forest to take a crucial point from the league le🌱ad🎉ers.

What Newcastle fans said about Matz Sels’ performance vs Liverpool

Matz Sels was the former Newcastle United player who impressed supporters the m꧟ost as the Belgian produced several crucial stops to den💜y Liverpool all three points.

The 32-year-old has been flying for Nottingham Forest this campaign and is currentlꦆy top of the Golden Glove standing with nine clean 🌜sheets.

Right now, Newcastle fans can’t believe the player they are𓄧 watching as the consensus amongst supporters was that Sels’ time at St James’ Park was hugely disapp𓆉ointing.

As he failed to make an impression in the Championship, t꧙he Tyneside club decided to sell him for just to Strasbourg.

Following his stunning display against Arne Slot’s Liverpool, Newcastle fans took to X to share how impr🍒essed they were by t🥂heir former goalkeeper.

One fan sa🧸id: “Matt Sels isn’t the same goalkeeper we h🎃ad at Newcastle, unreal this second half.”

“Sels again! We never saw Sels at this level in the🍌 championship for Newcastle,” added another supporter.

There was yet mor🅷e shock at how good Sels has become: “Sels was t🐬op five worst keepers in Newcastle history, now he’s played like a prime Buffon for Forest!”

Finally, another fan claime𒐪d: “Can see why Newcastle signed Matz Sels all them years ago 🅠now, a great keeper!”

How good was Matz Sels vs Liverpool

The Magpies former shot-stopper made five saves and manage𝔍d to deny an x🦩G of 0.95 against the Reds to help earn his team a point.

Some of the saves Sels was pulling out were quite remarkable and he is surely going to play a major role in Forest’s l🌼ong-awaited return to Europe.