Manchester United and Manchester City will once again face one another in the EFL Cup semi-finals as Pep Guardiola's side continue their quest to win the competition for a fourth consecutive season. (More Football News)
City prevailed 3-2 on aggregate ꧂against their neighbours in the final four last season, winning 3-1 at Old Trafford, where this year's single-legged encounter will take place.
United and City are just the second pair of teams to meet in the League Cup semi-finals in consecutive seasons, after Arsenal and Tottenham faced off in the last four🐽 in both 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Their 1-0 loss in the return was the second of 𓆏three defeats suffered against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team in 2019-20, while the Man𒁃chester clubs played out a dour 0-0 draw in the Premier League earlier this month.
The other semi-final is an all-London affair, with Brentford eying Tottenham as potentially their fifth Premier Leag🌌ue scalp in tournament.
Josh Dasilva scored the only goal on Tuesday to sink Newcastle United and book a trip to Spurs, following triumphs over Southampton, West Brom aꦉnd Fulham for Thoma✅s Frank's men.
United were the last team to book their semi-final spot as late goals from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial saw off Everton at Goodꦏison Park o🙈n Wednesday.
Solskjaer will aim to make it fourth-time lucky, having gone down to Chelsea and Sevilla in the FA Cup and Europa League semi-finals respe🧸ctively last season, compounding the City reverse of 11 months ago.
The holders brushed aside Arsenal 4-1 in a Tuesday quarter-final – Gabriel Jesus, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Aymeric Laporte all on target at Emirat𓆉es Stadiu𓆉m.
Spurs ensured the Brentford would be the🦋 only Championship representatives in the final four as Gareth Bale, Ben Davies and Harry Kane scored to complete a 3-1 win at Stoke City.
Both one-off ties will be played in the week 👍commencing January 4.
Thi♔s week, the English Football League pushed the final back to April 25, in t𒀰he hope of being able to welcome fans to Wembley.
