Nottingham Forest transfer decision praised as pundit delivers Liverpool penalty verdict

Head coach Steve Cooper will use Nottingham Forest’s FA Cup run as a “reference point” for his players, to show they can hold their own on the big stage.

As they chase promotion in their remaining games of the Championship season, Cooper is keen to make sure some outstanding cup performances are used as a springboard. None more so than the Reds’ quarter-final display against Liverpool.

Forest went toe-to-toe with Jurgen Klopp’s side, pushing them all the way - with only Diogo Jota’s second half goal separating the sides at the finish. And even that came courtesy of a questionable VAR call over a potential offside.

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Nottingham Forest ace Brennan Johnson is “almost the finished article”, according to Wales boss Robert Page.

And Johnson’s international manager believes staying at the City Ground in January was the right call for the Reds youngster. Since the transfer window closed, he has continued to be an integral player for Steve Cooper’s side and has taken his goal tally to 12 for the season so far.

A host of Premier League clubs have been eyeing Johnson up since last summer, when he returned from a loan spell at Lincoln City. But it was Brentford who really pushed to sign him earlier this year, with Forest rejecting what would have been a club record fee for the 20-year-old.

The Nigel Doughty Academy product will now link up with his country during the international break. And ahead of his side’s World Cup play-off against Austria, Page has heaped praise on Johnson.

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A trio of scouts from Premier League clubs reportedly attended Nottingham Forest’s FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool to check out Joe Worrall.

The centre-back has long been linked with a move to Premier