Manchester United failed to win a match in either the Carabao Cup or the FA Cup last season, losing to Grimsby in the second round of the former and then Brighton in the latter at Old Trafford. Well, Michael Carrick\u2019s will be playing Brighton once again, this time in the third round of the Carabao Cup. It will also come after their opening match in the Champions League the week before. Brighton, who are also in Europe, will not be in action in the Conference League until October. <\/p>\n
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<\/a>Roberto De Zerbi challenges Savio to hit double figures for Spurs this season<\/p>\n Roberto De Zerbi toasted the perfect day for Tottenham new boy Savio but then ordered him to hit doubles figures this season.<\/p>\n Spurs completed the \u00a385m signing of Savio from Manchester City on Tuesday to bring a lengthy pursuit to a satisfactory conclusion and the 22-year-old quickly made himself a hit with fans in a 5-1 thrashing of Charlton in the Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n Savio was introduced in the 71st minute and got off the mark for his new club with 82 minutes on the clock with a fizzing low effort into the bottom corner before a side-footed shot three minutes later was deflected in by Ben Davies to round off Tottenham\u2019s scoring.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, it is a perfect day for him,\u201d De Zerbi said of Savio. \u201cI think his biggest step and biggest improvement is to increase the number of goals because as qualities, I think he is one of the best wingers, but the best wingers score many goals.<\/p>\n \u201cI spoke with him and we put the goal on 10 or 12 goals (target) because we need 10 or 12 goals from the wingers. Last season we suffered too much because also the number of goals were not enough to compete for nothing more than that (17th) position.\u201d<\/p>\n George Sessions27 August 2026 00:30<\/p>\n <\/a>Andy Robertson set for Liverpool return as Tottenham head to Anfield in Carabao Cup<\/p>\n Andy Robertson will return to Anfield for the first time as Liverpool host Tottenham in the third round of the Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n The Scotland captain joined Spurs on a free transfer this summer after nine successful years at Liverpool, where he became one of the world\u2019s best left backs and a fan favourite.<\/p>\n The 32-year-old is now set for an emotional return to Liverpool in September when Andoni Iraola\u2019s side host Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s new-look side in the pick of the third-round draw.<\/p>\n Jamie Braidwood26 August 2026 23:30<\/p>\n <\/a>Thierno Barry leads confident Everton to reflect David Moyes\u2019 Carabao Cup mission <\/p>\n A hat-trick for Thierno Barry and a first in blue for Brennan Johnston gave David Moyes plenty to smile about as his side cruised into the third round.<\/p>\n Richard Jolly at Deepdale26 August 2026 23:08<\/p>\n <\/a>Where can Everton improve? <\/p>\n A final word from the Everton manager who explained the areas he thinks his team can improve in the short term. <\/p>\n \u201cI think we\u2019ve got a lot of work to do and I still feel that for us to be a side which is competitive I still feel that we\u2019ve got a lot of work to do,\u201d Moyes said. <\/p>\n \u201cHopefully we\u2019re able to try and do some of it.<\/p>\n “More players. Our squad\u2019s not big enough. We need to get more quality in some areas if we can do.”<\/p>\n Mike Jones26 August 2026 23:04<\/p>\n <\/a>Moyes on progress of Johnson<\/p>\n David Moyes and Everton aren\u2019t rushing to get Brennan Johnson back into his best goalscoring form and the manager believes that easing him into life on Merseyside will benefit him. <\/p>\n “We want to find what he did at Tottenham when he was scoring all those goals,\u201d Moyes revealed. <\/p>\n \u201cHis assist was a brilliant assist and his finish as well. <\/p>\n \u201cThe people who\u2019ve watched Brennan over the years would tell you that looks a bit more like him\u2026 we don\u2019t want to bring him on too quick we want to sort of introduce him but he\u2019s done well when he\u2019s come on tonight.” <\/p>\n Mike Jones26 August 2026 23:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Moyes on Barry’s improvement<\/p>\n Thierno Barry scored a hat-trick for Everton and David Moyes is hopeful that can inspire him to kick on and progress. <\/p>\n “I told him he has to do a lot better than he did before, that\u2019s it,\u201d Moyes said of Barry. <\/p>\n \u201cWe want goalscorers, we want centre forwards to score goals and he\u2019s got some.<\/p>\n “I don\u2019t think it\u2019s easy for anybody coming to the Premier League in their first season, especially centre forwards, it\u2019s difficult for them. <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019ll learn a lot more, he\u2019ll see a lot more and he\u2019s come in with a much better attitude generally so whoever\u2019s working with him is doing a good job.”<\/p>\n Mike Jones26 August 2026 22:56<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2292200206...jpeg\")
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