Eric Lichaj's wish comes true as wife gets him dog... and Nottingham Forest hero names pet Gunner after his double against Arsenal in FA Cup

Daily Mail | January 9, 2018

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 Cupu00a0 — 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.