Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper says they're proud to be preparing for a Carabao Cup semifinal.

Forest meet Manchester United for a place in this season's League Cup final.

Cooper said, "We're really excited about it that's for sure. To put Nottingham Forest on a stage of a semi-final of an important competition is right and it's been a long while.

"We are really proud of the fact we can play on this stage against a really tough opponent in United. We're really pleased to put the club on this stage again and we just need to make sure we do ourselves justice.

On Forest's EFL Cup history, he also said: "Even before this run we have been very clear about the club's history in the competition to the players. I remember before the Spurs game we showed them of the history and I know it was a fairly long time ago but that's why supporters will get excited about this tournament.

"We have to respect that and we would anyway. It's obviously a different era now and a different generation and we are trying to create new positivity around the place and the League Cup is inclusive of that.

"We embrace it. We try for it not to be a hindrance or an added pressure. We want to use it as a motivation to understand who we are and what we represent. I've said from the moment I walked in you can't get away from the history of this football club and you shouldn't. This club is what it is because of its history and we should always be proud of that."