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Nottingham Post
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Richard Cusack

Nottingham Forest hero posts this brilliant Arsenal message - and fans will love it

Eric Lichaj left Nottingham Forest in June 2018 and his parting gift to the City Ground faithful was quite something.

The full-back, now with Championship rivals Hull City, crashed in an inch-perfect volley against Arsenal in a 4-2 FA Cup third-round win the previous January.

Lichaj, whose memorable goal netted him a dog who goes by the apt name of 'Gunner', made 173 performances for the club and was a dependable servant for five years at the club.

Because of the break in play caused by coronavirus, which has suspended the 2019-20 season indefinitely, clubs are taking the time to play back some of their best matches in recent seasons.

And the 4-2 win over Arsenal, the FA Cup holders at the time, is certainly up there.

Forest 's official Twitter account posted a video of Lichaj's goal, which put Gary Brazil's side 2-1 up shortly before half-time.

And the 31-year-old replied to Forest's tweet with the message: "Great memory" with an emoji making the 'OK' sign.

Lichaj joined Forest from Aston Villa, the United States international leaving Villa Park after his contract had expired in Birmingham.

He scored six times and assisted seven goals in 190 appearances in all competitions during his time at the City Ground.

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