Nottingham Forest hero Eric Lichaj gets dog

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Eric Lichaj scored twice as Nottingham Forest beat Arsenal 4-2 on Sunday
His wife Kathryn promised him a dog if he scored a hat-trick this season
After the victory, a social media campaign convinced his wife to give in
Lichaj posted a picture of his new dog, Gunner, on Twitter on Tuesday

Published: 18:05 EDT, 9 January 2018 | Updated: 18:05 EDT, 9 January 2018

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Nottingham Forest defender Eric Lichaj has got his dog after a social media campaign convinced his wife to give in.

And the American has named his new pet Gunner after he scored twice to help Forest to a 4-2 win and knock holders Arsenal out of the FA Cup at the City Ground on Sunday.

He told BT Sport after the third-round tie his wife Kathryn had promised him a dog if he scored a hat-trick this season.

Eric Lichaj has got a new puppy after a social media campaign convinced his wife to give in

Lichaj scored twice as Nottingham Forest beat Arsenal 4-2 on Sunday afternoon in the FA Cup

Lichaj took to Twitter on Monday in a bid to persuade his wife to let him get a dog

A day after his two-goal heroics, Lichaj urged Twitter users to send his wife images of dogs

He tweeted on Monday, asking 'anyone who is bored' to send 'dog pics, memes, gifs to @KatPerko' - his wife's Twitter handle - and plenty of users joined in using the hashtag £GetEricADog.

Team-mates also got involved, with Kieran Dowell, who scored the penalty for Forest's fourth against Arsenal when Lichaj was keen to take it, posting a GIF of a beagle flying on a magic carpet.

Various other colleagues waded in, with Ben Brereton, Zach Clough and Matty Cash among those to post dog-related videos on Monday.

And on Tuesday, Lichaj took to Twitter to reveal the campaign had been a success.

He posted alongside a picture of Gunner: 'Wanted to show everyone the newest member of the Lichaj family.... Gunner. Thank you everyone for pushing @KatPerko in the right direction! £erichasadog'.

And they obliged... Zach Clough responded with a funny GIF, while fellow team-mates Ben Brereton, Matty Cash, Kieran Dowell, Joe Worrall and Jason Cummings did likewise