da blaze casino： One of the most popular narratives surrounding the League Cup these days is just how much Jose Mourinho loves the competition, as it represents an early chance to land some silverware in the footballing calendar.
da bet7： Having won it three times over his two spells with Chelsea, the self-proclaimed ‘Special One’ and his pragmatic approach in delivering success to his employers looks tailor made for a tournament of this ilk.
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Still, merely discussing the notion of seeing Man United win only a second piece of silverware since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 would be entirely disrespectful to their opponents at Wembley on Sunday, Southampton.
While this season has proved to be somewhat of a mixed bag for those on the south coast, Claude Puel’s side have earned their way to the final with a wonderful run of results, and are yet to concede in a difficult route to the final that has seen them play only Premier League sides.
So, the Saints are far from rank outsiders for Sunday’s showpiece. However, they will clearly have been boosted by the fact Michael Carrick and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are big doubts for the final after picking up injuries in the Europa League last night against St Etienne.
With that in mind, here’s how Southampton fans reacted to United’s double injury blow.
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