In the fifth round of the EFL Cup on Thursday morning (29th), Manchester United had a poor performance on the road against Nottingham Forest, but in the end, with the header of Casper Miller in the 89th minute, they won 1-0 to advance to the final. The draw for the last eight of the EFL Cup has been made, and United will face arch-rivals Liverpool at the Otford Stadium, making it extremely difficult for them to reach the final for the second consecutive year.
After United's loss, they were determined to bounce back, turn on the waves and attack immediately. Anthony Mafios hit the crossbar with four minutes to go; Forest stabilized and posed plenty of threats with long counter attacks. Both sides kept pulling at it, literally burying the goal in the meat. It wasn't until a minute before the end that Bono Fernandes fired in a penalty from the left, which Kasimiru grabbed at the front post and headed in to lead United to a close 1-0 win.
English football 8 out and complete the draw, the most striking must be the system "Double Red Club", Manchester United hosted Liverpool of Japan China, Manchester City hosted Newcastle. A few days ago, the British League final of the Roadrunner draw, the home match against the Champions League team Lister City, another Champions League team Govan Ground as a guest of the Wolves.
United leader Tan Hagar said after the game: "This win is important, we want to win all the games, the players showed determination, enthusiasm and perseverance, in defense, I am very satisfied with the team's performance." Tannhägger downplayed the reaction to the top-eight clash against Liverpool:- "There are a lot of strong teams in the Premier League, and Liverpool are top of the table, so it will be a major challenge, but our family is focused on Sunday (3rd) against Manchester City."
