I felt sorry for Mirco Antenucci - Leeds legend Peter Lorimer

Lorimer, writing in the Yorkshire Evening Post, said Forest’s defence “had it so easy” with no-one “bullying them, hassling them or dragging them all over the pitch”.

He said: “I heard quite a lot of criticism of Mirco Antenucci but I actually felt sorry for him. He was stranded up front with no support and no chance of doing anything, in a role that doesn’t really suit him.

“Souleymane Doukara’s had a good little spell but he seemed to decide on Saturday that he’d play between the halfway line and the penalty box rather than inside the penalty box.

“His early header was the only time when we looked like scoring.”