The Portuguese had plenty on his plate during his first few months as Reds head coach but still managed to steer the club to safety. Now in his first full season at the helm, his aim this term is to oversee a push up the Premier League table.

"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.

With Forest having upgraded the facilities at the Nigel Doughty Academy last season and over the summer, players are encouraged to socialise before and after training. The canteen area and player’s lounge are now of a Premier League standard. Those at the club are no longer nervous about potential new signings seeing the facilities.

We chart Clough’s career through an impressive hall of fame, packed with numbers and fantastic quotes - including that magical ‘chemical reaction’ statement

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.