Man Utd issued Nottingham Forest warning as Steve…

Man Utd issued Nottingham Forest warning as Steve Cooper reveals transfer hope

Here are your Christmas Day Nottingham Forest headlines.

Cooper has hope

Boss Steve Cooper is confident Nottingham Forest ’s position in the Premier League table will not affect their ability to attract quality signings in January.

The Reds may be in the middle of a survival fight, but they have shown they still have plenty to offer players. And that can be a big draw going into the winter transfer window.

Next month will not be anywhere near as busy as the summer, when 22 new faces came through the door. Brazilian Gustavo Scarpa has already linked up with the squad ahead of his contract officially kicking in on January 1, but Forest will also look to strengthen in attack, midfield and at centre-back.

Predicted XI

Nottingham Forest marked their return to competitive action in style in midweek as they cruised into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.

A Brennan Johnson brace, along with goals from Jesse Lingard and Taiwo Awoniyi saw off Blackburn Rovers 4-1 at Ewood Park. But the Reds are well aware they face a significant step up in opposition when their league campaign resumes on Tuesday night.

Steve Cooper’s side have collected just two points from seven away games so far this term, and trying to improve that record when up against fifth-placed Manchester United presents a stern test. The head coach also has a dilemma when it comes to picking his starting XI for the Old Trafford clash.

Man Utd 'magic'

Manchester United have been warned they might need a "bit of magic" to get past Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford despite the Reds' "appalling" away record.

Alongside Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Reds have a league-low away points tally of two having lost five of their seven matches so far and only drawn the other pair of games against Brighton and Hove Albion and Everton. Goodison Park was also where they scored their one and only goal outside of the City Ground when a late Brennan Johnson opener was soon cancelled out by a Demarai Gray equaliser.

This means that Forest are goalless on their travels in the Premier League for more than four months now. Four goals, including two for Johnson, were scored against Blackburn Rovers, though, to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals and head coach Steve Cooper will hope that away form continues into the festive period.

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