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Luke Pawley

Nottingham Forest old boy praises two key men after Liverpool tie secured

Former Nottingham Forest striker Glenn Murray picked out two Reds for praise after the FA Cup win over Huddersfield Town.

Murray was working as a television pundit during Forest's 2-1 victory in the last 16.

The ex-Red was full of praise for head coach Steve Cooper and midfielder Ryan Yates after another incredible FA Cup night at the City Ground.

He also made an 'amazing' prediction ahead of the last eight clash against Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool.

"It will be bouncing, even louder than tonight with Liverpool here, Murray said.

"It will be amazing for the fans. You hear Ryan Yates talking about it being the biggest game he's played in. He'll have watched these players on Match of the Day for years and now he gets that chance to play them.

"It's a special thing he's got going here (Cooper). Considering they lost six of the first seven games, to be where they are now, it's very, very good."

While head coach Cooper earned praise from Murray, he was also quick to give it out to his players after the match.

“I liked the fact the mentality wasn’t derailed after going 1-0 down. We quickly got back into our rhythm and scored two good goals," Cooper said.

“The second half was a real good cup tie. With it having to be decided on the night, they made a load of changes and put a load of attackers on the pitch.

“We knew we had to manage that, but also knew we had space to counterattack. With Djed’s chance and Jimmy’s chance, it should have been three or four - with the disallowed one, maybe five.

“There was only one team who deserved to win tonight. The boys did well.”

What are your predictions ahead of the FA Cup quarter-finals? Let us know in the comments section

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