Key events
Nuno Espírito Santo talks to TNT Sports. “We showed what we are as a team [against Arsenal] … we were solid … compact … a threat … we sometimes adapt to a different shape … but we play better as a four [at the back] … unity … it was tough [when Forest lost 3-0 at the Etihad in December] … we did not perform so well … they are an amazing team … we are in a good place … we have done nothing yet … a lot of hard work is in front of us … the City Ground has been fantastic for us … you will see in a while the noise they make.”
Forest name the same starting XI that secured a goalless draw with Arsenal in their last Premier League match. Manchester City are similarly stable, making just two changes after their 1-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur: Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva come in for Omar Marmoush and Mateo Kovacic.
The teams
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Dominguez, Anderson, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.
Subs: Hennessey, Morato, Sangare, Awoniyi, Alex, Jota Silva, Yates, Danilo, Boly.
Manchester City: Ederson, Matheus Luiz, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, Gonzalez, Silva, Savio, Foden, Doku, Haaland.
Subs: Ortega, Marmoush, Kovacic, Grealish, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Vitor Reis, O’Reilly, Lewis.
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (Lancashire).
Preamble
To fans of a certain vintage, this particular fixture means one thing above all else. Rear-view mirror, Andy, rear-view mirror!
Anything today as cheeky, saucy, controversial and/or flat-out hilarious as Gary Crosby’s famous March 1990 winner, and we’ll be doing just grand. Keep ‘em peeled, everyone. Kick-off is at 12.30pm GMT. It’s behind you! on!
