At 18:30 Lithuanian time, "Manchester United" and "Southampton" clubs will enter into battle for the early season trophy. Both clubs have made their way to the final of the English League Cup and will aim to become the team that lifts the trophy at Wembley Stadium.
Under Jose Mourinho's guidance, "The Red Devils" have already triumphed in the battle for the "Community Shield" trophy this season, so today they will have the opportunity to fight for their second trophy of the season. These matches will be special for "The Saints," as this team has not celebrated a trophy win for a long time. Here are some interesting facts about the match:
For "Manchester United," this will be the ninth English League Cup final in the club's history. "The Red Devils" have won the tournament four times, but have also tasted defeat in the final the same number of times. However, their last three FA Cup finals have been successful - victories against "Aston Villa," "Tottenham," and "Wigan."
Only "Liverpool" (12) has played in the English League Cup more times than "Man Utd" (9), and only "Arsenal" (5) has lost more finals than "The Red Devils" (4).
Under the leadership of Jose Mourinho, "The Red Devils" have become one of the most successful teams in the English League Cup with three finals and trophies in all of them. The strategist led London's "Chelsea" to victory in the tournament in 2005, 2007, and 2015.
Only legendary managers Sir Alex Ferguson and Brian Clough have won more League Cups than Jose Mourinho - teams under both managers celebrated this trophy four times.
Portuguese specialist Jose Mourinho has never lost a final in the English Cups over his career - in 2007, he also won the FA Cup trophy.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored four goals in his last four country tournament finals with Paris Saint-Germain.
A triumph for "Manchester United" in the League Cup could rewrite the country's football history - multiple Premier League champions would become the most titled English football team with 41 trophies, surpassing "Liverpool."
"Southampton" is only the second team in the history of the English League Cup to reach the final without conceding a goal - this achievement was previously celebrated by "Tottenham," who reached the final in the 1981-82 season without conceding a single goal, but lost 1-3 to "Liverpool" in the final.
The oldest "The Saints" coach Claude Puel will compete in the tournament final for only the second time in his career. The manager last led his team to a final in 2001 when "Monaco" lost to "Lyon" after extra time.
