Realising Dean Henderson will be ineligible to play for Nottingham Forest in their Carabao Cup semi-final put “a dampener” on boss Steve Cooper’s evening.
The on-loan Manchester United goalkeeper was the Reds’ hero at the City Ground as they saw off Wolverhampton Wanderers to make the last four of the competition. He made three big saves during the game as it finished 1-1, and he followed that up by thwarting two penalties in the subsequent shootout, which the hosts won 4-3.
Forest have been paired with United in the two-legged semi-finals, meaning Henderson will only be able to feature if his parent club grant permission - which seems unlikely to happen. Speaking to the media only minutes after discovering his team’s opponents, Cooper expressed his frustration.
