In the 3rd round of the EFL Cup, Newcastle hosts Manchester City in a "Dirtbag Duel". Man City, the "4 Champions", lost only the EFL Cup last season, and they seem to want to win all the trophies in the season. On the other hand, last year's EFL Cup runners-up Newcastle can't afford to play on multiple fronts, and in the last nine matches between the two sides, City won eight and drew one, so it's clear that they are outclassed by their rivals, so they are the favorites on the draw. (Thursday 3:00am kickoff)
Manchester City won the EPL, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League in a row last season, plus the UEFA Premier League in August, becoming the "4 Champions" in Europe, but the only drawback is that they exited the EFL Cup in the round of 8 last year. Although this tournament has always been regarded as a "chicken ribs" by the big powers, Manchester City is very fond of this "Cup" and has won it as many as 6 times in the 8 editions from 2014 to 2021.
"The Blue Moon's success in the EFL Cup is due to the high quality of their players, and the fact that they can maintain a high standard even with a rotating squad under the high demands of manager Diego Cordero. In addition, they signed new recruits such as Shelley Medjugorje, Gavadol and Mathias Nunes this summer, making the competition for the starting positions more intense, and a number of players are fighting for the top spot, and they will definitely fight to the very end if they have to go to the field.
