The Europeans have worked hard to create a new format that won’t bore fans to death
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/ 20 September 2011
Usually the competition to break in youngsters, the League Cup will give Manchester rivals United and City a chance to utilise older players.
Birmingham have been fined £20 000, with a further £20 000 suspended, following a pitch invasion during their League Cup quarter-final.
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/ 23 September 2010
Liverpool suffered a humiliating home defeat on penalties by League Two Northampton Town in the English League Cup third round on Wednesday.
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/ 22 September 2010
Third-tier Brentford knocked Premier League Everton out of the English Football League Cup on penalties on Tuesday.
Manchester United squeezed past Spurs 4-1 on penalties to win the League Cup on Sunday after the Wembley final finished 0-0 after extra time.
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/ 22 January 2009
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp admitted his League Cup holders looked ”dead and buried” before scoring deep into extra-time to see off Burnley.
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/ 3 December 2008
Burnley’s winning run against teams from London continued on Tuesday with a 2-0 defeat of Arsenal to reach the semi-finals of the English League Cup.