Manchester United land Carabao Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest

Manchester United handed Carabao Cup semi-final showdown with Nottingham Forest, while Southampton face Newcastle United after stunning favourites Man City

  • The draw for the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup was made on Wednesday night
  • Manchester United face a semi-final double-header against Nottingham Forest 
  • Southampton’s reward for beating Man City is to take on Newcastle United next 

Manchester United will face Nottingham Forest in the semi-finals as Erik ten Hag’s side now stand as favourites to win the Carabao Cup. 

Southampton’s 2-0 win against Manchester City was a huge upset and has opened up the tournament, as they will face high-flying Newcastle United next.

The first legs of the semi-finals will take place on the week commencing January 23, with the second legs taking place in the following week.

Manchester United will take on Nottingham Forest in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup

Southampton stunned Manchester City and they will take on Newcastle United in final four

Southampton are currently rock bottom of the Premier League table and pressure has been building on boss Nathan Jones, even in spite of him taking over just before the World Cup. 

But his team are now two games away from a Carabao Cup final appearance after a stunning 2-0 upset of Man City at St Mary’s. 

Sekou Mara bagged his first Southampton goal to put them ahead before Moussa Djenepo cleverly lifted the ball over Stefan Ortega, who was caught way off his line.

Dean Henderson was a shootout hero for Forest – but he will not be eligible vs Man United

Southampton avoided a double header with Manchester United, the favourites left in the tournament, as they take on Nottingham Forest, who beat Wolves on penalties on Wednesday to progress. 

One issue for Forest is that Dean Henderson, who on loan from Manchester United, will not be eligible to face his parent club in the semi-final double-header.

For Manchester United they are much improved in recent weeks but Ten Hag is refusing to get carried away. 

‘[Reaching] the last four is nothing. It’s only about winning,’ the Dutchman said on Tuesday after a 3-0 quarter-final win over Charlton Athletic.

‘But you have to go from game to game, from leg to leg. We’ll see who’s coming out of the draw and we will prepare well. Now we go to another league, the Premier League, so we leave this game behind and move forward.’ 

Newcastle United are enjoying a thrilling season and will believe they can end trophy drought

CARABAO CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW 

Southampton vs Newcastle United

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 

First legs – Week commencing January 23

Second legs – Week commencing January 30 


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