"It is present in us every day. We go around the club and we see how Brian Clough was important for Forest," Nuno told BBC Radio Nottingham. "What he achieved and how things change. The mentality of knowing that anything is possible in football and that is credit to Brian and the players of that fantastic moment.

Local broadcasting figure Gary Newbon speaks about Martin O'Neill and his time at Nottingham Forest with Brian Clough

Confidence. Trust. Details. Three words that Nuno Espirito Santo uses frequently when talking to the media and, more importantly, when talking with his players. They are the values behind Nottingham Forest ’s start to the season.

Two decades on from his passing, Brian Clough remains a football icon and one who Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis says continues to influence the club he elevated to footballing folklore.

Friday marked 20 years since the death of Forest's most successful manager, who led them to a First Division title, back-to-back European Cups and four League Cups in the 1970s and 1980s.

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo is proud to be managing the club where the legendary Brian Clough achieved so many impressive feats.