2-0 win in the second leg… Win 5-0 on aggregate and advance to the final
‘Saudi Capital’ Newcastle face off in the final after 24 years
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ahn Hong-seok = English professional soccer Manchester United (Man United) defeated Nottingham Forest to advance to the final of the Carabao Cup (League Cup).
Manchester United beat Nottingham 2-0 in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semifinals in the 2022-2023 season held at Old Trafford in Manchester on the 2nd (Korean time).
Manchester United, who won 3-0 in the first leg, advanced to the final with a 5-0 aggregate lead in the first and second legs.
Manchester United will fight for the championship trophy at London’s Wembley Stadium on the 26th with Newcastle, who defeated Southampton and advanced to the final first.
Newcastle is a club that has been reborn as a strong player after being sold to a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund in 2021.
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Manchester United have won the League Cup a total of five times.
The last time United faced Newcastle in a major competition final was in the 1999 FA Cup, 24 years ago, when United beat Newcastle 2-0 to win the title.
If Man United beat Newcastle in this final as well, they will win the title in the first season under Tenhach’s managerial system.
Manchester United have only won two major competitions since 2013, when Alex Ferguson stepped down, the FA Cup in 2015-2016 and the League Cup in 2016-2017.
Manchester United also won 12 consecutive home wins for the first time since Ferguson’s days with the victory over Nottingham.
It is evaluated that Manchester United, which has been stagnant since the Ferguson era, is rebounding properly after the appointment of Tenhach.
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Manchester United are currently 4th in the EPL. They are in the round of 16 in the FA Cup and the UEFA Europa League.
In particular, after the World Cup break, the uptrend is remarkable with 10 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in official matches.
Man United drove Nottingham without a break on this day, but it was hard to score a goal.
Manager Tenhach’s replacement card worked.
In the 17th and 18th minutes of the second half, when Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Anthony Martial were put in one after another, goals were scored one after another.
In the 28th minute of the second half, when Rashford’s shot hit the defense and flowed, Martial shot again and scored the opening goal.
“With good players, we have to show a high level of performance every game. We are Man United. If you are a Man United player, you have to live up to United standards,” Tenhach said after the match.
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