Manchester City will proceed their bid for a seventh English League Cup in 10 years with a quarter-final away to Premier League rivals Southampton. City beat Cup-holders Liverpool 3-2 on the Etihad Stadium on Thursday in what was the primary aggressive match for the 2 English soccer giants for the reason that World Cup break. Soon afterwards the Premier League champions had been drawn away to top-flight strugglers Southampton for a tie at St Mary’s within the week commencing January 9.

Meanwhile followers of third-tier Charlton can stay up for a visit to the ‘Theatre of Dreams’, with their reward for knocking out Brighton in a penalty shoot-out a last-eight conflict away to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Charlton are the final non-Premier League workforce left on this season’s League Cup and the size of the duty confronting the London membership may be gauged from the very fact United are at the moment 57 locations above them within the league ladder.

Four-time League Cup winners Nottingham Forest will likely be at house to Wolves, who’ve themselves lifted the trophy twice, in a Midlands derby.

The final quarter-final tie sees Newcastle, driving excessive within the Premier League, welcoming three-time League Cup winners Leicester to St James’ Park.

All 4 ties will likely be performed within the week commencing January 9.

League Cup quarter-finals

Manchester United v Charlton

Southampton v Manchester City

Nottingham Forest v Wolves

Newcastle v Leicester

Ties to be performed week commencing January 9

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