Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been proven right about James Garner

When Nottingham Forest found themselves rooted to the foot of the Championship table after eight matches, few would have predicted that the last roar their fans would make this season would be when club captain Joe Worrall held the Championship play-off final trophy aloft at Wembley.

The club had experienced a torrid start to the campaign under two-time promotion winner Chris Hughton and he was replaced by Steve Cooper towards the end of September. He picked up the baton at the City Ground with an immediate target of avoiding relegation.

Fast forward the clock a little over eight months and Cooper has guided one of English football's most historic clubs back to the Premier League - 23 years after they kicked their last ball as a top-flight club. They beat Huddersfield Town 1-0 in their first Wembley visit in 30 years on Sunday and Manchester United loanee James Garner was central to it.

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He provided the cross for the game's only goal, seeing it turned home by Huddersfield defender Levi Colwill, who was doing his very best to stop Ryan Yates, Garner's midfield partner, from making contact with the ball. It was the match-winning moment, but Garner's performance in the Forest engine room was about much more than just providing the assist for the golden goal that will bring Premier League football back to the banks of the Trent next season.

Often the architect of Forest's good work, especially in the first-half, the Birkenhead-born midfield ace was a constant threat, delivering crosses from deep and dictating the play. He also showed off the defensive side to his game, producing several excellent