Manchester United player Nathan Bishop praised as 'brilliant' despite mistake for loan club
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMansfield Town manager Nigel Clough has hailed Manchester United loanee Nathan Bishop after his recent display in their win over Exeter City.
The 22-year-old was highlighted as one of the standout performers against the Grecians as Mansfield's promotion push moved in a positive direction.
Bishop has made 36 appearances for the Stags this season after swapping Manchester for Nottinghamshire at the beginning of the campaign, keeping 10 clean sheets so far. "[He was] Absolutely brilliant,” Clough told the official Mansfield Town website. "That’s why he’s a little bit disappointed with the mistake [that led to Exeter’s goal]. READ MORE: Edinson Cavani and Scott McTominay roles for Manchester United vs Man City revealed Matt Jay fired a goal back for Exeter late on to make it 2-1 in the 94th minute, after a looping cross was spilt by the Reds youngster but despite the error, Clough praised Bishop.
He continued: "When you make a mistake and you still get the three points, that’s okay. He kept us in it with three or four brilliant saves tonight." Goals from Farrend Rawson and Matthew Longstaff fired Mansfield into third, a point behind second-placed Northampton with two games in hand.
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