League Cup

Liverpool piled more pressure on struggling Tottenham Hotspur with a convincing 3-1 victory in the League Cup third round at a rain-soaked Anfield. Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai were on target for Liverpool as Tottenham suffered another disappointing result following their difficult start to the Premier League season. Tottenham have failed to win or score in their opening four league matches this season, recording two defeats and two draws. Their only victory so far came in the League Cup against

Manchester United will aim to end their six-year trophy drought when Erik ten Hag’s resurgent side face Newcastle in the League Cup final, while the Magpies’ Saudi-funded revolution could produce the club’s first major prize since 1969. Man Utd is hoping the championship game at Wembley on Sunday can be the long-awaited revival for the underachieving members of English football's nobility in recent years. However, Newcastle believes the final can serve as conclusive evidence that they are now a force to be reckoned

Liverpool were frustrated by 10-man Arsenal in a 0-0 League Cup semi-final first leg on Thursday at Anfield where the visitors defended superbly after Granit Xhaka's early sending off. Switzerland international midfielder Xhaka was shown a red card in the 24th minute for a high challenge on Diogo Jota at the edge of the area, catching the Portuguese forward in the ribs and denying him a scoring opportunity. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta responded by bringing on defender Rob Holding in place of striker