The media from all over the world flocked to Nottingham. There were a lot of highlights to watch for the game to them. If they did not go to the live game, they would miss out on a lot of exciting stories.
The most important part of the day for the league tournament was Everton's home game against Liverpool in the "Merseyside derby", which Liverpool eventually won the derby with two goals from Torres.
Nottingham Forest and Manchester City did not have ties to a derby, and there was no deep hatred and feud between the two teams in their history. The attention that the game garnered was all due to this summer. Perhaps Twain had made history again---a new history whereby Nottingham Forest and Manchester City found each other objectionable.
