Immediately after the Carabao Cup third round series, the following round matches were revealed, witnessing that defending champion MU will have to meet a very strong opponent.
The Carabao Cup third round series ended this morning, September 28, witnessing a shock called Man City. The club, who won the league four times in a row under Pep Guardiola, will have to wait to lift the title again after they were eliminated in Newcastle 0-1.
In addition to Man City and Tottenham, who were eliminated in the previous round, the Big Six giants all won their matches to gain the right to enter the fourth round, including MU, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal. Most recently, the organizers announced the results of the draw for the next series of matches.
Accordingly, reigning Carabao Cup champions Manchester United will meet the team that just defeated Man City, Newcastle United. The confrontation will be a repeat of last season’s final, where the Red Devils won 2-0 to win the championship.
MU will meet Newcastle in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, the team they defeated in last year’s final (Photo: Getty)
MU’s match is probably the most difficult in this round when Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea only have to meet Bournemouth, West Ham and Blackburn respectively.
In terms of form and strength, the relationship between the two teams is quite balanced when Newcastle and MU are equal in points in the Premier League (9) and ranked 8th and 9th respectively. However, having to meet each other too early will cause problems. One of the two will definitely lose the chance to win at least one title this season.
With MU, they have the ambition to compete in every arena, including the Carabao Cup – where they are the defending champions. Meeting Newcastle in round 4 may force coach Ten Hag to field a strong squad to avoid falling into the footsteps of neighbor Man City.
According to the schedule, round 4 of the Carabao Cup will kick off on October 31, which is more than a month away. Therefore, there is still plenty of time for coach Ten Hag to calculate appropriate strategies to help MU defend the throne this season.
