‘It’s so poor,’ Matz Sels should be fined one week’s wages — Roy Keane

Matz Sels, the goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest, “should be fined one week’s wages,” according to Roy Keane, following a “poor” error in his team’s Premier League match against Brighton.

After battling through relegation last season, Forest has had a strong start to the new campaign, winning eight of their first four games and startling Liverpool at Anfield last weekend.

Chris Wood’s penalty kick following Callum Hudson-Odoi’s foul in the area gave Nuno Espirito Santo’s team an early lead in their match against Brighton, continuing their strong play.

Brighton came roaring back to lead 2-1 at the interval, however, Jack Hinshelwood’s powerful header bringing the hosts level before Danny Welbeck’s superb free-kickon the stroke of half-time.

Instead of trying to get the ball up and down over the Forest wall, Welbeck targeted goalkeeper Sels’ side of the goal and beat the Belgian with a strong, curling effort.

It was described as a ‘beautiful’ strike but Manchester United legend Keane slammed Sels’ role in the goal and said it was a mistake that should result in a fine for the Nottingham Forest goalkeeper.

‘The goalkeeper should be fined a week’s wages for that,’ Keane told Sky Sports at half-time. ‘You can’t be beaten on that side, you cannot be beaten on that side.

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Roy Keane believes Matz Sels should have done better to stop Danny Welbeck's freekick… pic.twitter.com/yWgERBxqir

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‘I would fine him a week’s wages, it’s so poor. He’s taken a gamble, leaning to his right. You can’t be beaten on that side.

‘Danny [Welbeck] is a good player, he obviously fancied it. He always affects games. But it’s not good enough from the goalkeeper.’

Reacting to Welbeck’s goal, ex-Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock said on BBC Radio 5 Live: ‘Wow! Danny Welbeck is not renowned for his free-kick taking, but my word.

‘Beautiful technique. Welbeck sets it beyond the right post and brings it back in. The people in front of me are gasping!

‘Hinshelwood ducks underneath it and I am not sure what Matz Sels is doing – he has no reason to not be across that side.’

Former Manchester City star Micah Richards also hailed Welbeck’s effort, adding on Sky Sports: ‘Just look at the pace and the whip and the bend…

‘I didn’t expect him to whip it there, I thought he was going over the wall, but what a hit.’

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