'We understand' - Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper makes Liverpool admission

Belief is the key to living with Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final this weekend, according to Steve Cooper.

The Nottingham Forest boss has faced the press ahead of Sunday's sell-out cup tie at the City Ground in a game most pundits will expect Jurgen Klopp's seemingly unstoppable Reds to win easily.

Bit with the hosts fighting for promotion back to the top flight, which has been aided recently by a 4-0 win against Reading and a 3-1 victory against Queens Park Rangers, Cooper is challenging his players to rise to the occasion.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference today, he said: "The objective throughout the cup competitions is always to progress into the next round and Sunday's game is one we're really looking forward to. Liverpool have been brilliant to watch and we all admire the way they play. It's one of the toughest games you can play, so we're going to have to be ready for it.

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"We understand it is a little bit different this time because of the level of the opponent, but we can't change our approach and we still want to get success in the game. Every day I'm asking the players to be the best version of themselves, to be winners, to give their best and to train and play the way we want to play.

"We'll be focusing on what we do and how we play, backing ourselves and