The news of Steve McClaren's sacking as Derby County manager not only alerted fans of the club, but also Nottingham Forest supporters.

The huge rivals will go head to head this Saturday at the City Ground, but the narrative of the match has now changed.

On Sunday night, the Rams announced that they have parted company with McClaren for the second time in less than two years.

The former England manager could only muster two wins in the last 10 Championship games, and now the hunt is on for a new leader.

Forest have gone through a managerial change themselves, with Gary Brazil taking charge until the end of the season following the departure of Philippe Montanier in January.

All eyes will be on how the Derby players respond to McClaren's sacking when they take on Forest this weekend.

In a similar situation, Leicester City's squad seemed revitalised as they earned a 3-1 win over Liverpool after Claudio Ranieri was sent packing.

Forest fans have taken to Twitter to give their thoughts on their rivals' huge news.

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