Cricketer and Nottingham Forest fan Stuart Broad has joked about giving Jurgen Klopp a tour of Sherwood Forest after the Liverpool boss said he only knew the city ‘from watching Robin Hood as a kid’.
Forest will host the Reds in the quarter-final of the FA Cup on Sunday and It’s set to be Klopp’s first visit to the city.
Speaking in his press conference ahead of the game, Klopp said: ‘I always used to watch Robin Hood as a kid but I don’t think we’ll have time for sightseeing this weekend.’
Cricketer Stuart Broad has joked about inviting Jurgen Klopp for a tour of Sherwood Forest
Klopp (pictured) said he only knows Nottingham ‘from watching Robin Hood as a kid’
Broad took to Twitter to jokingly offer Klopp a tour of Sherwood Forest. He wrote: ‘I’m sure we could arrange the team coach to stop at Sherwood Forest on the way down if need be!
‘Robin Hood & his merry men. Can’t wait for Sunday, The City Ground is going to be bouncing!’
Forest’s route to the last eight of the competition has not been an easy one. They knocked out 14-time winners Arsenal in the third round before beating Leicester and Huddersfield.
Klopp is aware of the threat Forest pose but has set his sights on a return to Wembley. He said: ‘I want a team in Nottingham who are mentally and physically ready. We will be the fourth Premier League team they’ve faced so they have not had it easy so far.
Klopp is aware of the threat Nottingham Forest pose after knocking out Arsenal and Leicester
‘Our former coach (Steve Cooper) is doing a proper job there.
‘It was a while ago we played a final at Wembley before the Carabao Cup final. The atmosphere the people created that day was no different to a Champions League final. This is another fantastic opportunity.’
Meanwhile, Broad is spending time at home after being left out of the England squad for the West Indies tour.