Thomas Christiansen shares why he wants Leeds United to emulate Nottingham Forest

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Leeds United face Burnley in League Cup action tonight, and Nottingham Forest have shown them how to knock out Premier League opposition.

Thomas Christiansen has told Radio Yorkshire that he wants Leeds United to emulate Nottingham Forest by knocking out Premier League opposition in the Carabao Cup.

Forest got past Newcastle United in the last round of the League Cup, and Leeds will be hoping to pull off a similar upset this evening.

The Whites are due to face off against Burnley at Turf Moor later today.

And Christiansen is hoping that Leeds can overcome their divisional disadvantage and progress to the next round.

The Leeds boss said: “The last game I went to see before our game against Nottingham Forest, was Forest’s game against Newcastle.

“Nottingham played a fantastic game and they past to the next round defeating a Premier League team. We hope this can be us also.”

Leeds have reached this stage of the League Cup in comfortable fashion, but their match against Burnley is their toughest test yet.

Christiansen’s men have dominated matches against Port Vale and Newport County in the first two stages of the League Cup.

Leeds head into their match against Burnley on the back of their first defeat of their season against Millwall.

Despite this loss, Leeds still lead the way in the Championship, and could send out a statement to the rest of the division if they are able to get past Burnley this evening.