Nottingham Forest's pulsating draw with Liverpool on a magical night at the City Ground reminds fans why they can't leave this historic place, writes TOM COLLOMOSSE

They crossed the river in their thousands, carrying their scarves and their flags, to turn one of England's most soulful venues into the centre of the football world once again. Nottingham Forest and Liverpool tussling for supremacy at the top of English football, just as they did more than 40 years ago when Europe's greatest clubs ran aground on the banks of the Trent. Nottingham Forest fans created an electric atmosphere as they went toe-to-toe with Liverpool The noise only got louder when Chris Wood fired Forest in front early on Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has spoken about leaving the City Ground but that should never happen Images of Brian Clough, who became manager here 50 years ago and changed the club forever, flashed on the big screen. Marinakis has talked of leaving the City Ground for a new state-of-the-art 50,000-seat stadium yet the preference of nearly every Forest fan would be to stay here. Forest fans roared on their team to a hard-earned point after Diogo Jota's equaliser Nuno Espirito Santo has brought big nights back to the City Ground, and Forest should be pushing for more of them after proving they can hold their own against the league leaders This is where Forest can take encouragement from what Liverpool have done.