Liverpool thrashed Southampton 6-1 at St Mary’s in Wednesday’s last-eight Sky Live clash and they will now take on Stoke for a place in the Wembley final on Sunday February 28 2016.
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That means the possibility still remains that Jurgen Klopp’s first Merseyside derby could be the League Cup final, though it would require Everton to upset the odds against favourites Manchester City.
“I lean towards City due to their squad”.
Former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann was unashamedly getting carried away after the Reds’ big win on the south coast, tweeting: “The Kloppomania carries on. A rematch in the final would certainly be interesting”, he wrote. Everton are a match for anyone on their day and if they can put all their best players out, they are a very good team.
Manchester City heads to Goodison Park first up and was in similarly emphatic mood as it brushed aside Hull City 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night, where Origi’s compatriot Kevin De Bruyne netted twice during the closing stages.
Liverpool’s prize for hitting Southampton for six is a Capital One Cup semi-final meeting with Stoke.
All four teams will fancy their chances of making home advantage count and reaching the final, where at Wembley in a one-off game even the most unpredictable of outcomes can occur.
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Klopp is aiming to mastermind Liverpool’s first trophy success since 2012 – when the Merseysiders last lifted the League Cup – and made light of the fact that all four balls used in the draw came out in ascending numerical order.
