Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper thanked home fans after their 2-0 defeat at home to Tottenham.

Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski struck for Spurs before Yves Bissouma was sent off.

Cooper said: “The job means the world to me," he said. “It always has done. I wish it was different, in terms of the results that we're getting.

“I know there are talking points around me. I wish that wasn't the case and we were talking about more points and more wins and the players.

“We're a very together club at the moment. We have to stay together. Whoever is doing whatever role and job here, we have to stay together because any progress we've made here has been built on togetherness.

“The fans were brilliant today. I think they saw a team that gave everything. But not only should you give everything, you need to show quality as well and not give away silly goals, which is what we did.

“We've had enough moments around their box to play with a bit more quality. We're just not showing enough quality with final passes or finishes.

“I've got no complaints with the commitment from the boys. The general performance level was fine. It wasn't a bad performance, but we are not doing is managing real defining moments and not creating chances to score goals. That is something we have got to be better at."