All eyes will be on the Carabao Cup fourth-round draw on Wednesday night when the hotly tipped contenders, the dark horses and the perennial underdogs of English football discover their fate for the next phase of this year’s competition.

Two Premier League heavyweights fell at the earliest possible hurdle last week as Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest were eliminated at the hands of Brentford and Swansea respectively.

Manchester United’s EFL Cup journey was brought to a halt earlier still when they suffered a humiliating second-round defeat away to Grimsby Town last month.

The likes of Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all get their campaigns up and running over the next 48 hours and will be looking to ensure their names remain in the hat by avoiding similar upsets.

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