Coming off
a EFL Cup victory, Man United got themselves into a positive start when Marcos Rojo puts them in front after 23 minutes.
The unfortunate Ings, 24, who missed the majority of last season, with cruciate ligament injury in his left knee, suffered ligament damage to his right knee when making a tackle during Liverpool's
EFL Cup victory over Tottenham last week.
I'd expect at least three of these to start at the weekend, if not all four as they didn't feature in
the EFL Cup victory over Leicester City midweek.
Not exact matches
The Guardiola road show heads to the Hawthorns for a second time this season, after his side secured a 2 - 1
victory in the
EFL Cup just over a month ago.
Likewise, Arsenal endured a frustrating outing against Middlesbrough one week ago as they were held to a draw, but they did return to winning ways midweek as
victory over Reading saw Arsene Wenger's side secure a place in the
EFL Cup quarter finals.
Mourinho only joined United last season and enjoyed instant success with three trophy
victories in his first year in charge, guiding the Red Devils to wins in the Community Shield,
EFL Cup and Europa League.
Sheffield Wednesday — 100/1 A solitary strike from Nigel Pearson gave Sheffield Wednesday an
EFL Cup final
victory over Manchester United in 1991 — the club's last piece of major silverware.
A 5 - 0
victory over Burton Albion in the
EFL Cup then followed, raising the Scouse sides form, but that was quelled slightly with a 1 - 1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.
Manchester United continuing their positive start in the season as Jose Mourinho's men advanced into the next stage of
EFL (Carabao)
Cup after a comfortable
victory over lower league side, Burton Albion.
Manchester United were beaten 2 - 1 by Hull City in the second leg of the
EFL Cup semi-final, but earned a 3 - 2 aggregate
victory, heading through to the final to meet Southampton at Wembley.
Chelsea have already beaten Everton twice this season, once in the league and once in the
EFL Cup, with both
victories coming at Stamford Bridge.
Apart from losing at home to Gillingham in the
EFL Cup, they have won five of their twelve games, beating (most notably) Manchester United and Everton, as well as more predictable
victories over Hull, Leicester and Burnley.
A 1 - 1 draw at Old Trafford in the league was quickly followed by an emphatic United 4 - 1
victory over the Hammers in the
EFL Cup quarter - finals on Wednesday.
The Blues have also managed to win three of the last four meetings between these sides, along with a 4 - 2
victory at this ground in the
EFL Cup last term.
Mansfield Town made it back - to - back
EFL Youth Alliance
Cup victories on Saturday as they comprehensively beat Welsh side Wrexham 4 - 1.
Visitors Hull will climb above Boro with a win at the Riverside, and Mike Phelan's side will have grown in confidence after advancing to the
EFL Cup semi-finals with a
victory on penalties against Newcastle in midweek.
Wolves manager Nuno claimed that he is proud of his players after they secured a crucial
victory over Southampton in the
EFL Cup.
We beat them 2 - 1 last season, 2 - 1 again in the
EFL Cup, so I am predicting a third 2 - 1 home
victory in a row against them.
When United lifted the
EFL Cup last season, it was the first since 2010 with United leading 2 - 0 at a stage in the match, conceding two goals to make it 2 - 2 with Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring the winner in the 3 - 2
victory, which was unfortunate for Southampton, who were the better team when they clawed back United's 2 - 0 lead.
Ibrahimovic scored the winning goals at Wembley which saw United head back to Manchester with the FA Community Shield, beating then Premier League champions Leicester City 2 - 1 and the winner in the 3 - 2
victory over Southampton to lift the
EFL Cup, which is now the Carabao
Cup.
The youngster broke the club's record when he scored the second goal in the 2 - 0
victory over Leeds United in the
EFL Cup quarterfinals.
Liverpool and Arsenal continuing their journey in English League
Cup (
EFL Cup) after picking up
victories over their opponents this midweek.
It is the same injury which forced him to miss a large part of last season and the left - back only made his first competitive appearance since November in this month's
EFL Cup first - round
victory over Grimsby.
Southampton progressed to the semi-finals of the
EFL Cup for the first time since 1987 thanks to a convincing
victory over a below - par and under - strength Arsenal.