Wednesday night in South Wales was an eventful one for Manchester City, who won a ninth straight match to start the season, knocking off Swansea City from the EFL Cup and advancing to the fourth round.
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“Now we have a chance to play against them and I am sure it will be different”.
Manchester City will travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Northampton Town manager Rob Page admits that he feels disappointed after losing to Manchester United 3-1 in the EFL Cup. “It was as I was expecting”.
“As a team we had control from the beginning”. We were totally in control for the first 35 minutes and then we were back in control for the last 25 minutes.
“For me, I think it’s the flawless draw”, he told MUTV.
The Manchester Derby was not the only heavyweight tie, with Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur also set to do battle for a place in the quarter-finals.
Sunderland won 2-1 at QPR thanks to a double from ex-Man United defender Paddy McNair, while Tottenham got past Gillingham by a 5-0 margin with Christian Eriksen scoring twice.
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Arsene Wenger will celebrate his 20-year anniversary as Arsenal manager on Thursday and he will be contemplating a home game against Reading, while Chelsea, after their dramatic extra time win over Premier League champions Leicester, will play a London derby against West Ham.
