Nottingham Forest have done their best to prepare their Under-18s for walking out in front of a record crowd at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
More than 62,000 tickets have been sold for the FA Youth Cup final between the Reds and Manchester United, with almost 5,500 to away fans. That will make it the highest final attendance in the competition’s history, while only United first-team home games and matches held at Wembley have had bigger crowds this season.
Warren Joyce’s side had a little taste of what to expect when there was a strong turnout for their semi-final victory over Chelsea at the City Ground. But the Forest head coach says there is an element of the unknown for both sides about how they will handle the atmosphere when the trophy is at stake.
