Yes, it is a testing season ... but if you are in a competition ... you may as well try and win it!
Alan Pardew said on Thursday morning: "Europe and the League Cup are NOT a priority."
So perhaps he was happy to see we were drawn for a tough test at Old Trafford.
We know Fergie will play his reserves, so why not go into his back yard and give his Man Utd Reserves a hiding?
Somehow I get the feeling it won't happen that way. Both managers will claim to have an injury list as long as an Irish mile ... and the stars will be rested.
Capital One Cup - Third round: Man Utd v Newcastle Man City v Aston Villa MK Dons v Sunderland West Brom v Liverpool Crawley v Swansea QPR v Reading Norwich v Doncaster Bradford v Burton Preston v Middlesbrough Arsenal v Coventry Southampton v Sheff Wed Chelsea v Wolves Carlisle v Tottenham Swindon v Burnley West Ham v Wigan Leeds v Everton •Ties to be played week commencing September 24.Source: FOOTYMAD
