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Nuno on Gibbs-White, Cooper's City Ground return and Leicester

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been speaking to the media before Friday's Premier League game against Leicester (kick-off 20:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

  • On team news: "We are still assessing how the players are recovering."

  • On Morgan Gibbs-White's recovery from injury: "It's a day-by-day process. He's better today - let's hope he is better tomorrow and we can keep assessing."

  • Nuno said he "doesn't want to comment" on Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis' stadium ban: "We didn't have a chance to speak about it and it's an issue that isn't my concern. Hopefully it doesn't distract us and we can stay focused."

  • On his own touchline ban: "We are making sure that things go normally like it did [against Crystal Palace]. We are in constant communication and we are trying to prepare for Leicester."

  • He said his side's position in the league table is "not important", adding: "It's the performances that matter. What we want is to go to Leicester and compete in the same way that we did here at home and against Chelsea. Our bar is high and we want to keep going."

  • On Steve Cooper's first return to the City Ground since leaving the club: "I think it's a normal day. Many managers manage a team and then face them. Steve did an amazing job here and will always be remembered. We are trying to follow on from his amazing work."

  • On Friday's opponents: "[It will be] a tough match. It's not easy to achieve back-to-back wins in the Premier League and they have done it. They are in a good moment. We have to try to fight and be better than them. It's always the same philosophy."

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