Match Thread Everton v Man.United Carabao Cup - Preview, Match Report & MotM Poll

[Niapper]

I do enjoys these periods where there's no way of knowing what to expect from Everton.

Neither a comfortable win nor a bit a of a hiding would come as a shock.

Very exciting.

Can only expect a loss against Sheffield United

 

[Ring master]

Manchester United will be without two players who started the win over Leeds United, when facing Everton in the Carabao Cup quarter-final on Wednesday night.
The Reds are bidding to reach the last-four of the competition, as we did in 2019/20, by overcoming an in-form Toffees side that will be backed by 2,000 of their supporters at Goodison Park.
However, the boss is unable to count on the services of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Scott McTominay, who were injured in Sunday's 6-2 show at Old Trafford.

Wan-Bissaka was hurt when making a challenge during the Leeds match while McTominay scored twice but was forced off in injury time, leaving the Reds down to 10 men, after feeling discomfort in his groin.

“Those two will miss the game against Everton definitely,” Ole told our reporter Mark Sullivan at the Aon Training Complex. “Hopefully, it won’t be too long. They’ll be out but, apart from that, I think everyone is, more or less, okay.”

When asked if this competition could continue to provide opportunities for those who helped United reach this round, including the likes of Eric Bailly, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata and Odion Ighalo, the boss was keeping his cards close to his chest.

“I’m not going to give you the team!” he laughed. “But we will make a few changes. There have been a few players playing in the Carabao Cup earlier in the season and some will need a rest after the Leeds game. So it will be a fresh team.”

The Reds overcame Luton Town and Brighton & Hove Albion away from home in the previous rounds and are on the road again to meet Carlo Ancelotti's Blues.

Ole has already confirmed Lingard will be in the squad for the trip to Merseyside and it will be interesting to see if Dean Henderson replaces David De Gea in goal, as he has on both previous occasions in the competition.

 

[Amokachi1995]

Could be useful wan-bissaka being out. I rate him as a defender. Hopefully Richarlison will get some joy against his deputy.

 

[RomanReigns]

no mcsauce

 

[jaybx1878]

My first live game since our mauling at Stamford Bridge in March, can't wait.

 

[Cameron Manning]

But a win (Other people have won against City) or a confidence boosting performance / draw - counts for a lot, no? And we keep City away from us in the table. I never understood how players can plan to sacrifice, play within themselves or compromise effort on certain games. It leads to Schnederlin-esque behaviour

City are obviously a very good team but they are not the team they were, at the moment, they have conceded less lately but are scoring less as well, why sacrifice this game when we are quite capable of getting a draw at least.

 

[bag a yoko]

I think we'd beat their strongest team. I definitely expect us to beat a weaker team. They've ridden their luck this season and won't get any luck against our defense unless it's a penalty.

 

[TheBigIguana]

If Fernandes starts I'll be real worried about Pickford being beat from distance.

 

[marcus]

We have a great chance here we are capable of beating these...

Clean sheet here & the game is there for the taking...

 

[Drico]

Carlo has worked miracles without our best players James, Allan, and Digne over the last week or so, but there's only so long you can rely on the unreliables that populate our squad. These lads are great when the pressure is off, but when there's something genuinely significant to play for they revert to their usual hopeless selves and find a way to lose. Don't say you weren't warned.*

*The above post may or may not be a desperate attempt at managing personal expectations to dull the deep demoralising ache of defeat, disappointment, disenchantment, and despair. Dignitas for All.

 

[Ring master]

Just for Info

If hopefully we get to the Semis, the semi final and final goes back to having Extra Time after 90mins,then the pens

 

[UptheTofees]

The magic back 4 to come through for us once more

 

[Ring master]

Mad to think, but Everton are the top scorers in this cup this season so far

 

[Connor]

So United could be without Wan-Bissaka, Shaq, McTominay, and Fernandes? That’s good news if so

They’ve got some decent players aside from them obviously, but you know if Carlo sees them not taking it seriously when the team sheets announced, he’ll make it clear what a chance we have

 

[jinkyali]

No offense meant but I think that's nonsense personally. No team's ever won stuff due to fans' optimism. Nor do they lose out on trophies because the fans have a pessimistic outlook.
It's the other way round actually. teams win stuff because they're good enough which breeds an optimistic attitude amongst the fans. The more sustained the success, eg. the rs under Shankley, Paisley, Fagin and Dalglish or Utd under Ferguson the more accustomed the fans get and the more ingrained that attitude becomes.
This then translates into what we often refer to as a sense of entitlement eg. rs and Utd fans. To a lesser degree, Arsenal fans. A whole generation of whom have watched their team qualify for the Champions League and win trophies on a fairly regular basis.

And, obviously, the opposite is true. The longer a club goes without winning stuff, the more fatalistic the fans become.

When the demands of fans drops its easier to manage expectations.

We have all the ingredients to press on and the club across the board including fans must understand the plucky little Everton tag needs scrubbing.