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Nuno Espírito Santo insists he is looking forward to Nottingham Forest’s Premier League clash with Manchester City at The City Ground on Saturday (kick-off 12.30pm).
The Reds welcome the champions to NG2, unbeaten on home turf since November and fresh from booking our place in the quarter finals of the Emirates FA Cup on Monday night.
Meanwhile Pep Guardiola’s team sit fourth in the Premier League table having also secured their place in the next round of the cup against Plymouth Argyle last weekend.
Nuno is under no illusions of the challenge ahead of his side tomorrow lunchtime but is hopeful a sold out City Ground can help the Reds to a positive result against City.
“It’s very exciting because we’re going to play a very good team full of exciting players.” Nuno told Forest TV.
“They have a manager who has had an impact and changed football so it is a big challenge for us.
“They had absentees who are now returning and improving their levels of performance and they’ve been able to adjust the squad with players of quality so it’s certainly going to be harder and it will be a very tough game.
“But we are in a good moment, our players are enjoying playing at The City Ground so we expect a good game.”
Ryan Yates netted his second goal in three games against Ipswich to send the tie to extra time before the Reds progressed on penalties.
The Forest Head Coach says his skipper epitomises what he wants to see across his squad.
“He brings more than what you see on the pitch. The way he works day to day is huge for us.
“We don’t have ‘starting’ players, we have a squad who realise they have to work together; we have to be united.
“Ryan is another example of a player who will play, not play but has the same responsibility that we demand on Forest players.”