Man Utd have opened the door to win the EFL Cup

1 year ago

"The Red Devils" have become the number one candidate after Man City was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2022-2023 League Cup. According to Paddy Power, the betting odds for Man Utd's chances of winning are 5/6 (bet 6 to win 5). Following are Newcastle (17/10), Southampton (9/1), and Nottingham (11/1). Man Utd will face Nottingham in the final. The two teams will play the first leg on January 23 at the City Ground and the second leg on January 30 at Old Trafford.

Man Utd has become the top candidate after the team was highly rated in the quarter-finals, Man City unexpectedly lost to Southampton 0-2. In the match on January 11th, Mara and Djenepo quickly put Southampton ahead by two goals in the 23rd and 28th minutes. Erling Haaland came on in the 56th minute, but couldn't reverse the situation for Man City.

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Man Utd have opened the door to win the EFL Cup

In the other quarter-final matches, Man Utd beat Charlton 3-0, Newcastle beat Leicester 2-1 and Nottingham beat Wolves 4-3 in a penalty shootout (1-1 in 90 minutes). In the League Cup semifinals, there are no extra time or penalty shootouts in case of a draw.

Among the four teams in the League Cup final, Newcastle has the highest position in the English Premier League. They are in third place with 35 points after 18 games. Man Utd also has 35 points, in fourth place due to inferior goal difference, but played one less game. Nottingham is currently in 15th place with 17 points, while Southampton is in last place with 12 points.

The last time Man Utd won the League Cup was in the 2016-2017 season, defeating Southampton 3-2 in the final. That was also the most recent season they had the title. Man Utd has won 20 English championships, 12 FA Cups, five League Cups, three Champions Leagues, one Cup Winners' Cup, one Europa League, one Super Cup, and two FIFA Club World Cups.

Meanwhile, the last and only time Southampton won the title was the FA Cup 1975-1976. Newcastle has won the English championship three times and six FA Cups, but has been empty-handed since winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006. Nottingham has won the English championship once, two FA Cups, four League Cups, and one European Cup.

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