Man Utd is wide open to win the League Cup
According to the bookie Paddy Power, the odds for Man Utd's ability to win the title are currently 5/6 (set 6 to 5). Following are Newcastle (October 17), Southampton (January 9) and Nottingham (January 11).
Man Utd meet Nottingham in the semi-final. The two teams will play the first leg on January 23 at City Ground and the second leg on January 30 at Old Trafford.
Man Utd became the number one candidate after the highest rated team in the quarter-finals, Man City suddenly lost to Southampton 0-2. In the match on the evening of January 11, Mara and Djenepo soon led Southampton to two goals in the 23rd and 28th minutes. Erling Haaland entered the field from the 56th minute, but could not reverse the situation for Man City.
In other quarter-finals, Man Utd beat Charlton 3-0, Newcastle beat Leicester 2-1 and Nottingham beat Wolves 4-3 on penalties (draw 1-1 in 90 minutes). Before the semi-finals of the League Cup, 90-minute draws were without extra time.
Of the four teams reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup, Newcastle are in the highest position in the English Premier League. They ranked third with 35 points after 18 matches. Man Utd also have 35 points, ranked fourth due to poor difference, but played one game less. Nottingham is ranked 15th with 17 points, while Southampton are last with 12 points.
The last time Man Utd won the League Cup took place in the 2016-2017 season, beating Southampton 3-2 in the final. It was also the last season they won the title. Man Utd has won 20 English championships, 12 FA Cups, five League Cups, three C1/Champions League Cups, one C2 Cup, one Europa League, one European Super Cup and two Intercontinental Cups/FIFA Club World Cups. .
Meanwhile, the last and only time Southampton won the title was the 1975-1976 FA Cup. Newcastle have won England three times and won six FA Cups, but have been empty since winning the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Nottingham has won England once, winning two FA Cups, four League Cups and two C1 Cups, but the title is close. especially the League Cup in the 1989-1990 season. Nottingham has just returned to the Premier League this season.
