Attacking midfielder Jesse Lingard scored for his third successive League Cup game, with two excellent finishes, providing all the scoring as Manchester United bested Swansea City 2-0 to move on to the tournament’s round of eight. The Red Devils were learn of their fifth round opponent via Twitter tomorrow.
United are looking to defend their EFL Cup (now called Carabao Cup), and certainly conveyed that today with a very dominating performance over the Swans. Lingard bagged a brace (21′, 59′) for the Red Devils while moving with efficiency and intelligence throughout.
It was a side of many reserve players, as United manager Jose Mourinho shuffled his squad and made numerous changes from the team that shockingly lost at Huddersfield Town.
A few of the United players buried on the bench, like Axel Tuanzebe and Scott McTominay, really took advantage of their opportunity tonight.
By the way, here is the footage of the two goals scored by Jesse Lingard tonight.
https://twitter.com/ENTER_ENIGMA/status/922923197393022977
https://twitter.com/7sevenshop_/status/922906283610726400
Manchester United will learn their fifth round opponent tomorrow, as the draw is scheduled to take place at 4pm GMT on Wednesday October 25. The draw will be held before Chelsea, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United even play their fourth round games.
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