Carling Cup draw ~ City draw Reds in semis

• zocoss

  1 Dec 11, 15:42

   

  
  

  Carling Cup draw

  City draw Reds in Carling Cup semis

  By ESPNsoccernet staff

  

  GettyImagesSergio Aguero 's goal sent Man City into the last four

   

   

  Manchester City will take on Liverpool in the Carling Cup semi-finals, with Crystal Palace's reward for a 2-1 win at Old Trafford a clash with fellow Championship side Cardiff. 

  The draw ensures that this season's League Cup final will pit a Championship club against Premier League opposition for the first time since 2001, when Liverpool beat Birmingham on penalties at the Millennium Stadium.

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  Both Palace and Cardiff will be looking to draw inspiration from Sheffield Wednesday, who were the last club from outside the top division to win a major trophy back in 1991.

  But whoever makes the final at Wembley will be heavy underdogs against seven-time League Cup winners Liverpool or current Premier League leaders City.

  City will play the first leg at home, before visiting Anfield for the second leg while, in the other tie, Palace will welcome Cardiff to Selhurst Park before travellling to the Welsh capital.

   

   

  Carling Cup semi-final draw:

  Manchester City v Liverpool
  Crystal Palace v Cardiff City

  Ties to be played on the weeks of the 9th and 23rd January

• Rooney_07

  1 Dec 11, 15:55

  whoever win is going to win the league cup. the semi finals, ironically, is the final lol.

  since its a chance to win a cup in the final, the 2 teams will put up a strong team for sure. no more youngsters.

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  1 Dec 11, 16:01

  i knew it
  
  
  they will pair this city and liverpool up
  
  
  
  for wad i see , liverpool seem to better to deal with top 4
  
  
  3 win 2 draws , wow

• zocoss

  1 Dec 11, 16:10

  City entertain Pool in Jan 2... Then meet them again the next week in the 2nd leg... Like double Chelsea all over again... lol.

   

  Monday, 2 January 2012

  Man City v Liverpool

  Only City have to play Spurs right before they play Pool away in the 2nd leg... So they may have to change some players there...

   

• Just_do_it_lah

  1 Dec 11, 16:14

  Good... they will square it out.... Winner takes it all. 

  Tired up their players (probably with injuries)...

  Premier league games slip up. 

• Rooney_07

  1 Dec 11, 18:27

  Originally posted by Just_do_it_lah:

  Good... they will square it out.... Winner takes it all. 

  Tired up their players (probably with injuries)...

  Premier league games slip up. 

  thats what I am thinking along the lines too haha.

  but then they may play their kids, who knows.

• benqepson

  1 Dec 11, 18:37

  its going to be a tough match but liverpool will win .

• Medicated Oil

  1 Dec 11, 21:33

  You have examine what other fixtures that Man City have during that period.

  I rather Liverpool remains as the underdog so that they can win.

  When they are expected to win, they will lose it due to overconfidence.

  Wait till they overcome Man City, then they can talk about Cup Final.

  Some of the players are talking all the crap even though they did not contribute much.