Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has suggested abolishing the League Cup in a bid to ease fixture congestion in English football.
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.
Eddie Nketiah scored a hat-trick as a much-changed Arsenal marched into the League Cup semi-finals by beating Sunderland 5-1 on Tuesday evening.
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.
Chelsea needed a penalty shootout for the second consecutive round to reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup as they edged past Southampton, while a much-changed Arsenal beat Leeds United 2-0 on Tuesday.
Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo insists Harry Kane is just getting started after helping Spurs avoid a Carabao Cup scare at Wolves.
Mikel Arteta believes the momentum his Arsenal side continued to build with their Carabao Cup third-round win over AFC Wimbledon will be an important factor as they face neighbours Tottenham on Sunday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has bemoaned Manchester United’s sloppy start and lack of cutting edge as their Carabao Cup hopes went up in smoke at home to West Ham.