Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper admits there's a lot of disappointment after their Carabao Cup semifinal defeat at home to Manchester United.

United won the first-leg 3-0 thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst and Bruno Fernandes.

Cooper said, "Obviously disappointed in losing the game and the manner of the goals. It was always going to be tough but there were certain things we talked about in the build-up to not do and we fell short so got punished.

"We scored a goal that was marginally offside but it was a good move. We got into good positions and I felt like we were going to equalise but the timing of the goals were poor and self-inflicted so disappointed with that.

"We did get caught up a little bit in the first half with the game and maybe forgot about the two-legged aspect. We might have to accept in the latter stages that 2-0 is where we're at. We've lost that little opportunity so it makes it a harder one [at Old Trafford].

"You have to play the opponent for what they are and not be naive but we've put ourselves into this position and have to go again next week.

"You have to deal with the offsides. We accept that. It's marginal but maybe it shouldn't have been offside as there was enough space to get it right. We talked about no regrets before the game and I still think we could have committed more to it in terms of aggression and positivity. We need to deal with it and set objectives for the second leg.

"It was going to be tough anyway and it's three times as tough now but we will analyse the performance and get everything."

On Morgan Gibbs-White, who went off injured, he added: "I've not seen him. We'll have to see over the next few days."

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