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Wolves fans react to Morgan Gibbs-White’s display

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Portuguese head coach Nuno Espirito Santo watches from the touchline during the English League Cup fourth round football m...
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Wolverhampton Wanderers will have been hugely disappointed after drawing their latest Championship game.

Morgan Gibbs-White of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Charlie Adam of Stoke City compete for the ball  during The Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Stoke City and Wolverhampton...

Wolves fans have taken to Twitter after their agonising result against Norwich City on Wednesday with many lauding the impact that Morgan Gibbs-White made when he came onto the pitch during the second-half, and several urging Nuno Espirito Santo to start the youngster for the weekend’s game against Fulham.

Wolves are now nine points clear at the top of the table, but that advantage could have been a couple of points better, and definitely should have been as the home side took a 2-0 lead inside 25 minutes at Molineux.

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Portuguese head coach Nuno Espirito Santo watches from the touchline during the English League Cup fourth round football match between Manchester City and...

However, Norwich quickly got one goal back and found the equaliser in stoppage-time as Nelson Oliveira’s long range strike was not kept out by John Ruddy.

It was a disappointing result for the league leaders despite the fact that they remain well clear of the chasing pack in the second tier – but there was certainly one positive for the side to take from the game.

A general view of Molineux Stadium before the Sky Bet Championship match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Middlesborough at Molineux Stadium on October 24, 2015 in Wolverhampton,...

Gibbs-White got the chance to get another appearance under his belt as he came on for the final 21 minutes. The 18-year-old is arguably one of the brightest prospects coming through at the club right now, and he seemed to demonstrate why that is the case with his display against the Canaries.

The youngster looked extremely positive on the ball and looks as if he may be a real star of the future. And after the game, the supporters suggested that he should certainly be considered for the starting lineup for Saturday’s trip to Fulham.

Here is the best of the reaction to his display…