Man Utd end six-year trophy drought after League Cup triumph
Manchester United ended their six-year trophy drought with a ruthless 2-0 win against Newcastle United in the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
Manchester United ended their six-year trophy drought with a ruthless 2-0 win against Newcastle United in the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
Manchester United booked their place in the finals of the Carabao Cup following their 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest and a 5-0 win on aggregate.
Marcus Rashford came off the bench to bag a brace as Manchester United beat Charlton 3-0 to reach the League Cup semi-finals, while Newcastle United secured a comfortable 2-0 win over Leicester City on Tuesday evening.
Manchester City will continue their bid for a seventh English League Cup in 10 years when they face Premier League rivals Southampton in the quarter-final.
Marcus Rashford marked his return to help Manchester United advance into the quarter-finals of the League Cup following their 2-0 win over Burnley on Wednesday.
Liverpool came from two goals down to beat Leicester on penalties after a pulsating League Cup quarter-final ended 3-3 at Anfield as Tottenham and Chelsea also made the semi-finals on Wednesday.
Assistant manager Pep Lijnders has compared Liverpool’s in-form forwards to “raptors from Jurassic Park” following their prolific start to the season.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is not taking Carabao Cup progress for granted as the perennial champions prepare to travel to West Ham.
Thomas Tuchel was pleased Chelsea were able to overcome some last-minute changes to team selection to edge past Southampton following another penalty shoot-out in the Carabao Cup.
Manuel Lanzini fired West Ham to their first win at Old Trafford since 2007 as underwhelming Manchester United bowed out of the Carabao Cup in the third round.