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Richard Cusack

'Grinds my gears!' - Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher slammed by Nottingham Forest fans

Jamie Carragher riled Nottingham Forest fans when he was debating whether the current Liverpool side are one of the best English sides of all time.

But it wasn't because the Monday Night Football team ranked Brian Clough's all-conquering Forest sides of the 1977-78 and 197980 seasons in fifth place below Liverpool sides managed by Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan as well as two of Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United teams.

It was because Carragher called the club 'Notts Forest'.

A surefire way to wind up Reds fans is by conflating the club with their neighbours across the River Trent, Notts County.

Relations have improved between the two sides, with Notts now in the National League after their historic relegation last season, but it's not about being compared to the Meadow Lane side.

It's something football fans up and down the country are proud of: their identity.

And some of the City Ground faithful have taken to social media to remind Carragher of the club's proper name.

Here's what they had to say on social media...

@ adzstreet : *Nottingham Forest...not Notts.

@ CallumScane : Carra, please don’t call Nottingham Forest “Notts Forest” ever again, sincerely, everyone

@ nffc_jackx : tried to ruin it by calling us Notts Forest twice

@ Haych_Pea : Literally nothing grinds my gears more than when football pundits, commentators, football managers - basically anyone working in the football industry - calls #NFFC Notts Forest. People that aren't into football at least have the excuse of ignorance.

@ jlangridge9 : It’s Nottingham forest not Notts forest it’s Notts county come on get it right

@ Byro65 : will @Carra23 stop referring to us as Notts Forest ? Cheers

@ simply_price : @SkySportsMNF tell  @Carra23 to stop calling @NFFC Notts Forest, it’s Nottingham Forest! #getitright

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