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The EFL Cup traditionally does not enjoy the same importance as the FA Cup or everyday life in the league. Nevertheless, many clubs use the League Cup to gain confidence, introduce young players to the team and get a good feeling for the tasks ahead. By the way, of course, it’s about a lot of prestige and the title that Manchester City won last year.
The top teams are now entering the third round of the ongoing competition. Among other things, the defending champion is also challenged, as is his city rival. Before the duel between Luton and Manchester United, the odds of the best bookmakers clearly point towards the heavyweight division, who, however, started the competitive season 20/21 with a negative experience.
While the Red Devils lost 3-1 to Crystal Palace last weekend, the start of the second division from near London was more than successful. In the championship, the “Hatters” have two wins from two games. In addition, the club, which was only just able to stay up last year, eliminated Norwich City and Reading in the EFL Cup.
Because it can be assumed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will spare some of his top performers in view of the difficult away game on Saturday in Brighton, we would refrain from predicting the victory of the favorites between Luton and Manchester United. It turns out to be more interesting to place bets on the fact that the hosts can dream of the sensation well into the second half.
Luton:
The hat makers owe the fact that Luton Town can still be represented in the second-rate championship this season thanks to a grandiose final spurt in the past season. Eleven points from the last five games helped the white-blacks to jump from rank 23 (41st match day) in the final score to position 19 and thus manage to stay in the league.
Despite the strong performances at the end of the game year, the “Hatters” are again among the hottest relegation candidates in league two in 2020/21. So far, the team of coach Nathan Jones, who has brought back the success since his engagement in May and only lost one of 13 competitive games, punished the critics with the lie.
After a 1-0 win on matchday one in Barnsley and a 2-1 home win against Wayne Rooney’s Derby County last weekend, Luton Town is currently in third place without losing points. In addition, the “Black & Whites” also knew how to convince in the EFL Cup, where first Norwich City (3: 1) and then Reading (1: 0) could be defeated.
The bottom line is that the hat makers have four wins in four games. The last and at the same time only competitive defeat under coach Jones therefore dates from the beginning of July.
As a result, the self-confidence is huge, which in turn leads to the underdog believing in the surprise on Tuesday evening. Despite the difference in quality between Luton and Manchester United, a tip on the sensation cannot be ruled out, especially since the “Hatters” see the match as a real highlight and will therefore be particularly motivated.
Manchester United:
Manchester United would have imagined the start of the new season very differently. Due to the participation in the Europa League final tournament and reaching the semi-finals there, the “Red Devils” only really got down to business this weekend. At home against Crystal Palace, the Solskjaer men wanted to live up to their role as favorites, but ended up with empty hands.
It was 1: 3 after 90 minutes from the perspective of the home side, who should be under special observation on Tuesday evening. Another slip would make the total false start perfect and spark new discussions at this early point in the season. Despite the importance of the match at Luton derived from this, Manchester United will not, this forecast can be risked, compete with a full band.
Last season, the Norwegian coach of the English record champions used the Carabao Cup to control the load and give potential supplementary players game practice. Pogba, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial or regular keeper De Gea could all get a break. Instead, we expect newcomer Van de Beek from the start, as well as Ighalo, Fred, Wan Bissaka, Williams or Henderson between the posts.
Experience has shown that the red-white-blacks, who have won the league cup five times (most recently in 2017), always have problems, especially in the first rounds against teams from lower classes.
Last year, for example, it took the penalty shoot-out against third division Rochdale to prevent the disgrace. A year earlier, the opening hurdle Derby County (second division) was a size too big. Not least because of this, the odds on the hosts should be kept in mind in the match between Luton and Manchester United.
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