The Nottingham Forest forward has enjoyed a stellar start to the season, and though he can’t pinpoint a reason why he’s proven so prolific in front of goal, he thinks the manager’s faith in him has helped.

He told FourFourTwo magazine: “It’s tough to put it down to one thing. It’s mostly been down to playing week in, week out, and the belief that the manager instils in me.

“It’s nice being able to play under a manager like Nuno; having a manager that backs you give you big belief.

“We were very solid for the first 10 games of this season and did extremely well as a team, which was great – we started off fantastically.

“It’s nice that I’ve done well too, but there’s a lot more that I would like to achieve.”

And Chris also praised his former Newcastle United boss, Eddie Howe, hailing him an “awesome manager”.

He said: “He instilled confidence in me. He was an awesome manager to work with, and I think a lot of players say that after working under him.

“He’s a very bright man with a very smart footballing brain. It was a pleasure to play under him.”