• Manchester United and Newcastle entered the semi-finals of the English League Cup today, beating Charlton and Leicester, respectively.
• “United” beat third league club “Charlton” 3-0 today. Overall, Erik ten Haag’s team dominated the game. It controlled the ball for 70% of the playing time, and also hit the goal 21 times. Of these shots, five hit the target.
• Also, the head coach rested several players, not sending Marcus Rashford, Christian Eriksen, goalkeeper David de Gea, Casemir and Luke Shaw to the starting lineup. Rashford, Eriksen and Casemiro came on as substitutes.
• It was Rashford, coming on as a substitute, who continued his productivity. He scored two goals in four minutes, fixing the final result (3:0).
• “Newcastle” scored both goals in 12 minutes in the second half in the match against “Leicester”. Until the 60th minute, the score was tied at 0:0.
• In general, Eddie Howe’s team attacked more, making 22 shots on Leicester’s goal. Opponents hit more than three times less (six).
• The English League Cup has been held since 1960. Manchester United has won it five times, the last time in 2016/2017. in the season of the year. Four more times “United” lost in the final.
• “Newcastle” has never fought for the English League Cup in its final in the history of the club.
• The remaining two quarter-finals are expected tomorrow. Nottingham Forest will compete against Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Manchester City against Southampton.
English League Cup quarter-finals
| The game | The result |
|---|---|
| Manchester United – Charlton | 3:0 (1:0) |
| Newcastle – Leicester | 2:0 (0:0) |
| Nottingham Forest – Wanderers | |
| Southampton – Manchester City |
