Manchester United host Manchester City at Old Trafford in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, while Tottenham will host the Brentford championship.
The semi-finals are typically two-legged matches, but will only be played in one match in this situation, with Spurs facing Brentford on Tuesday, January 5, while United host the city on Wednesday, January 6. Both ties begin at 7:45 pm to continue life Sky Sports.
The final was originally scheduled for February 28, but is now scheduled to play at Wembley on April 25.
EFL stated: “The goal of the league is to hold the final in the presence of as many fans as possible, so it has been decided to postpone the final from the original date.”
Manchester clubs have won the last five finals against each other. United’s 3-2 win over Southampton in 2017 disrupted City’s dominance.
Pep Guardiola’s team is offering to win the award for the fourth consecutive year and for the sixth time in eight years.
City knocked down their local rivals in the semi-finals last season, and United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: “It’s the worst match ever lost, probably the semi-finals.
“At least when you get to the final, you have that feel and structure.
“So we will do our best to reach the final in good shape, of course we have a lot of league games before that.”
José Mourinhon Spurs makes an offer to lift the cup for the first time since Chelsea won 2-1 in the 2008 final.
They are the favorites to beat Brentford, although the championship club have already lost four Premier League teams in Southampton, West Brom, Fulham and Newcastle.
Neville: United have nothing to fear against City
Sky Sports en Gary Neville:
“I don’t think United are as scared of the city as they were a year ago, and definitely not two years ago when City was not playable.
“Playing City a couple of weeks ago at Old Trafford, I don’t think United thinks they have anything to worry about. City are a good team, but they are not the team of two years ago, and United can win, at home or away from City. .
“The city is on the good side, it is a team that can beat them on any given day, but United should have nothing to fear.
Cavani, Martial strike pitch for Man Utd
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Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial sent Manchester United to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup when they beat Everton 2-0.
Cavani found a good corner in the 88th minute to break the deadlock of Wednesday’s game in the semi-finals, while substitute Martial summed up the victory in the game’s final kick at Goodison Park.
Brentford reaches the first big half
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Brentford advanced to the first major cup semi-final in their history when they won the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup 1-0 at Newcastle.
Never in their 131 years of existence have bees reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup or League Cup, but Josh Dasilva’s goal in the second half (66) was enough for the club to reach that stage on Tuesday night. .
Manchester City cruise through Arsenal
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Manchester City kept their Carabao Cup defense on a narrow path after beating Arsenal with a 4-1 win at Emirates Stadium to reserve their place in the semi-finals.
Pep Guardiola’s teams now have 18 games without losing in the League Cup as they try to win the competition for the fourth time.
Spurs too slippery for Stoke
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Tottenham will stay on track to claim their first silver medal since 2008 after winning the championship 3-1 at Stoke City, reaching the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Spurs coach José Mourinho reached the League Cup final for the fifth time and won the race in each of the four previous situations in which his spouse reached this stage (2004-05, 2006- 07, 2014-15 and 2016-17).
Carabao Cup semi-final schedule
- Tottenham Hotspur – Brentford – martes 5 de enero a las 7:45 p.m.
- Manchester United – Manchester City – Wednesday, January 6 at 7:45 pm
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