A place in the last four of the EFL Cup is up for grabs on Thursday night when Tottenham Hotspur welcome Manchester United to North London for a quarter-final showdown.
Both teams enter this contest on a high after picking up maximum points in the Premier League last weekend, with Spurs hitting five past Southampton and the Red Devils claiming the bragging rights over wounded rivals Manchester City.
Although Man United are still languishing in 13th place in the Premier League table, there are just six points separating them from the top four and Amorim will hope that the “belief” shown by his players against Man City can be carried over into their upcoming fixtures.
Six-time EFL Cup winners Man United will now shift their focus to Thursday’s trip to Spurs whom they have failed to beat in each of their last four meetings, most recently suffering a humbling 3-0 home defeat in the Premier League in September under former boss Erik ten Hag.
However, the Red Devils can be confident of success in North London as they have won each of their last six EFL Cup away ties by an aggregate score of 14-1 - beating Chelsea and Man City during this run - while they have already scored 12 goals across just two games in this year’s competition - thumping Barnsley 7-0 and Leicester City 5-2 at Old Trafford.
Man United is sweating over the fitness of Mason Mount (leg) and Noussair Mazraoui (knock), who were forced off in Sunday’s win over Man City in the Premier League. While Mount is expected to miss out, Mazraoui will be assessed ahead of kickoff.
Luke Shaw remains in the treatment room as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury, while fellow defender Jonny Evans has missed Man United’s last six games with an unspecified issue and remains a doubt.
Amorim has a big decision to make over whether to recall Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho to his matchday squad after they were both dropped last weekend. Both attackers are in contention to return, but a start is not guaranteed for either player.
Since arriving at the club, Amorim has regularly rotated his Red Devils team. He is expected to freshen up his first XI once again, with Leny Yoro, Tyrell Malacia, Casemiro, Antony, and Joshua Zirkzee all pushing to start.
EFL Cup Schedule
It’s an afternoon kickoff in the UK, which means 8:30 PM on the east coast of the U.S.
EFL Cup Channel
The match can be seen on Sky Sports in the UK. Those Stateside can watch on USA or NBC sports streaming. If you’re in Canada, you can stream the game through DAZN.
Everyone else, head on over to LiveSoccerTV to find your viewing options.
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