Everton v Manchester United: Carabao Cup quarter-final – live! | Football

Solskjaer says: “It’s a hectic schedule, we’ve got a game – thank you very much! – on Saturday at 12.30. Some of these players needed a game and I think it’s a strong team that can match them physically.”

Donny van de Beek gets a welcome start, as do Mason Greenwood, Edinson Cavani, Dean Henderson and Axel Tuanzebe.

Spurs have won 3-1 at Stoke. Get the aftermath with Paul Doyle!

Everton: Olsen; Coleman, Godfrey, Keane, Mina; Douroure, Gomes, Sigurdsson; Iwobi, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin. Subs: Pickford, Kenny, Holgate, Tosun, Bernard, Gordon, Davies.

Manchester United: Henderson; Tuanzebe, Bailly, Maguire, Telles; Matic, Pogba, van de Beek, Fernandes; Greenwood, Cavani. Subs: Grant, Fosu-Mensah, Shaw, Fred, Lingard, Martial, Rashford.

Your next instalment of festive Carabao Cup fare is here! Who’ll join Man City, Spurs (it seems) and … yes … Brentford in the last four?

It’s a good question because we really don’t know. Everton are flying high in the league but do have a defeat in them, including the 3-1 reverse against tonight’s opponents at this very venue

several lifetimes ago
last month. They looked very secure against Chelsea and Arsenal recently, and have done well despite a long injury list, but they have a formidable hurdle to jump tonight.

We might not have described United as one of those very often recently, and they are never too far away from an existential Ole crisis, but domestically they really are flying and wouldn’t it be a shot in the arm to break Man City’s hold on this competition?

Yes it would. Let’s see if they can – or whether it’s a merry Christmas for Carlo Ancelotti’s team! Kick-off is 45 minutes away.