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Furious clubs are considering further action with the WSL following Tuesday night's chaotic League Cup draw. The Subway League Cup quarter-final and semi-final draw was live-streamed on TikTok‚ hosted by influencer GK Barry and her footballer girlfriend Ella Rutherford‚ who plays for Portsmouth. In addition to several crude remarks and an insult directed at Tottenham Hotspur‚ the most pertinent moment came when a ball was mistakenly placed back into the bag‚ raising serious concerns about the legitimacy of the draw.
Isak has had a frustrating start to life on Merseyside‚ scoring just one goal - in the Carabao Cup - and struggling for fitness. He had a limited pre-season after forcing a move from Newcastle and has picked up a couple of niggling issues since his transfer. The Swede went off with a groin problem at half-time against Eintracht Frankfurt and has not been seen since - but Isak will return to full training for the first time on Friday and is in contention to make the substitutes bench against City.
MAIN MAN NOO MORE: Man Utd boss Amorim explains why Carabao Cup embarrassment and failure to qualify for Europe is costing Mainoo
Wrexham star James McClean allegedly punched a Cardiff City supporter who confronted him in the car-park ahead of last week's Carabao Cup clash. The incident‚ which took place before Cardiff City's 2-1 win‚ saw a group of Cardiff supporters involved in a back-and-forth with McClean after he parked his car outside the stadium. One source familiar with the altercation has claimed it was an act of self defence from the former Republic of Ireland international.
DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: Don't get them angry. Surely they should have known that? All Unai Emery would have wanted was for his players to turn Anfield into a doctor's waiting room‚ filled with silence and tension‚ but instead they poked the bear. The game that Liverpool dared not lose became the game they gleefully won‚ fuelled by the energy of a crowd that used a combination of intense pressing‚ curious refereeing decisions and needless time-wasting to restore its equilibrium. Villa walked wide-eyed into a trap and paid the price. Here was an exorcism of Wednesday's League Cup elimination against Crystal Palace‚ when Slot's team selection had put him under the microscope. Back at near full strength‚ Liverpool moved back up to third‚ nearly at full throttle‚ thanks to goals from Mo Salah and Ryan Gravenberch.
Slot irked fans of both Liverpool and rivals when he discussed the depth of rivals Manchester City‚ Arsenal and Chelsea after his own Carabao Cup squad saw him make 10 changes and leave most senior stars out of the matchday party altogether. It was a talking point given Liverpool‚ who are on a run of six losses in seven games‚ had spent £446million in a record-breaking transfer window . But Slot insists he is pleased with his squad.
Of all his missteps of late‚ this was Arne Slot's first full face-plant - picking a team to exit the Carabao Cup. This was an act of self-harm. Unlike the FA Cup‚ the Carabao Cup can help a campaign‚ not hinder. Much like the sponsor's juice‚ it energises a season‚ benefiting undoubtedly from its place in the calendar. It comes at a time when the season feels alive with possibility. A run fuels feel-good and rhythm‚ for those on the pitch and in the stands. It can shape the narrative of a season‚ filling the early pages with adventure and the promise of a happy ending.
TOM COLLOMOSSE AT MOLINEUX: Chelsea squeezed past Wolves 4-3 in a remarkable Carabao Cup tie but were not helped by the dismissal of Liam Delap‚ who came on as a second-half substitute only to pick up two yellow cards in seven minutes. Enzo Maresca offered no justification for the decisions and offered a withering verdict on Delap‚ who joined the club from Ipswich last summer for £30million.
LEWIS STEELE AT ANFIELD: Jamie Redknapp has criticised Arne Slot for his 'big mistake' after Liverpool 's 3-0 Carabao Cup defeat by Crystal Palace to make it six losses in seven for the English champions. An Ismaila Sarr brace was followed by a Yeremy Pino strike after Oliver Glasner put out a strong side to beat the Reds for a third time this season after wins in the Community Shield and Premier League .
ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES: Arsenal's Hale End graduates rose to wake the Gunners from their slumber and seal a place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. After a tepid first half which Brighton should have profited from‚ squandering a couple of clear-cut chances at goal‚ the Gunners kicked back into their usual gears in the second period to see off Brighton via strikes from Ethan Nwaneri and Bukayo Saka. Nwaneri neatly finished into the corner after a crisp pass by Myles Lewis-Skelly‚ before substitute Saka added a second goal‚ on a night featuring four of Arsenal's academy products in the starting line-up.
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT! Arsenal youngsters shine vs Brighton as Carabao Cup quarter-final spot secured
PRESSURE RISES ON SLOT: Liverpool's misery goes on as Crystal Palace hit Kop flops for THREE at Anfield and Reds boss's Carabao Cup gamble backfires
Morgan Gibbs-White has bizarrely admitted that the Premier League has missed Manchester United winning games just days before his team Nottingham Forest play them at the City Ground. Manchester United have turned a corner under Ruben Amorim of late‚ winning their last three matches in the Premier League to leap to sixth in the table after a disappointing start to the campaign. Amorim‚ who was under significant pressure after United lost three of their opening six league games and crashed out of the Carabao Cup to League Two side Grimsby Town‚ has given the fans plenty to cheer about in recent weeks with victories over Sunderland‚ Brighton and bitter rivals Liverpool.
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