Manchester United are on their way to a second major final in two seasons, a Wembley showdown with Southampton on 26 February in the EFL Cup. Win then and José Mourinho will double the trophy count of the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era following last May’s FA Cup triumph under Louis van Gaal.
The Portuguese has won this competition three times before – all with Chelsea – though the passage to a fourth stab at it was no formality as United stuttered in this semi-final second leg despite leading 2-0 from the first leg. When Oumar Niasse made it 3-2 on aggregate with six minutes remaining to make the tie tighter than it should have been this summed up their complacent manner throughout.
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