As East Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest and Derby County prepare to do battle at the City Ground next week, a Forest legend has issued some comments in the Nottingham Post that are likely to anger Rams fans.

Former Reds defender Kenny Burns has said that Derby, who currently sit four points above the Reds, will "choke" in their hunt for promotion to the top flight, as well as criticising Frank Lampard as a manager:

"They will still choke when it comes to trying to get promotion - Derby have got some good players, like Harry Wilson, Mason Mount, Tom Lawrence, but they haven’t got a clue how to use them."

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Forest battled well to take away a point from the 0-0 draw at Pride Park back in January, but their bid for promotion has derailed since the departure of Aitor Karanka.

Martin O'Neill is still trying to find his feet as manager of the Reds, but there have been signs of improvement in recent weeks after going unbeaten in their last three league games.

Here, we take a look at Derby fans' reactions to Burns' recent comments...