The Reds take on Stoke City in the semi-finals, and Everton face up against Manchester City, hoping to continue their great runs by reaching the Final of the tournament.
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The prospect of taking on Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday, December 5 at 12:45 local time (23:45 AEDT) should therefore not be too daunting for a side looking to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League.
Things looked bleak for the Championship side when Bony broke the deadlock with only minutes on the clock as De Bruyne’s effort struck the post and the Ivorian followed up to finish.
But it will not be an easy challenge for the Toffees, who have been drawn with current Premier League leaders Manchester City. “We were very solid and we didn’t allow chances for Hull to score”.
Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday, slayers of Manchester United and Arsenal respectively in the previous round met a similar fate to the Tigers.
“It was the first draw that I saw live, but it’s interesting “one, two, three, four” in a row – are you sure?” he said with a smirk on Sky Sports 1.
Jurgen Klopp joked he didn’t come to Liverpool for the weather following his club’s 6-1 hammering of Southampton in the Capital One Cup quarter-finals.
The first legs of the ties will be played in the week commencing January 4, with the return matches scheduled for the week starting January 25.
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If Liverpool progress in that tie, they will meet the victor of the other semi-final between Everton and Manchester City, with the prospect of a first Merseyside cup final since 1989 a real possibility.
