Nottingham Forest legend Nigel Clough believes Steve Cooper just "gets it" when it comes to the club's history and tradition as they prepare to face Manchester United in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
The Mansfield Town boss was in the Reds team the last time they reached the last four of the competition in 1992, where they beat Tottenham to reach the decider. Although they lost the final to United that year, Clough was a member of the team that won back-to-back EFL Cups in 1989 and 1990.
Clough is glad that younger fans can finally get a taste of what the good times were like at Forest during his playing days as they sit 13th in the Premier League table and play for a date in Wembley for the second time in less than a year. Cooper has been at the heart of that resurgence.
