Goals from Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford were enough to seal Man United’s place in the EFL Cup Fourth Round where we have been drawn to face Manchester City.
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Liverpool drawing Manchester United and then Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League last season; or United drawing City today in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. “When you come to play these types of games [against Northampton], it is not easy for us but the we controlled the game completely in the second half and we are very happy”. Northampton equalised through Alex Revell’s penalty just before half-time, and it took until the 68th minute for Herrera to put United ahead once more.
“I don’t have to prove myself”.
While most of United’s top players were benched or rested entirely for the English League game against third-tier Northampton on Wednesday, Rooney played the full 90 minutes – less than three days before a big Premier League match against champion Leicester.
Of all the managerial dilemmas facing Manchester United’s Jose Mourinho after three successive defeats, the future of his captain Wayne Rooney is by far the most pressing.
West Ham United needed a 96th-minute free kick from Dimitri Payet to beat Accrington Stanley 1-0.
They dominated for large periods of the game without having much to show for it – especially in a first half that ended 1-1.
“When you play these kind of games, people don’t realise how hard it is”, the Spanish midfielder said of facing Northampton.
“They fought and played to their strength, tried to cause us problems, which they did sometimes”.
“A couple of minutes ago I told about the red card because it’s really a risky situation”.
“If we want to win the competition, we will have to beat the best teams”.
United have prioritised signing Atletico Madrid goalscorer Antoine Griezmann next year, although their plans could be complicated by the Spanish club’s 2017 transfer ban and Mourinho is believed to have eulogised former United midfielder Danny Drinkwater.
“It is disappointing but from their effort I can’t complain with that at all”, the Cobblers boss said.
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“We still have, I think, six or seven games before that, so we will have time to think about it. Even in this kind of situation I should stop and leave it with you”.
