Manchester United travel to Northampton Town’s Sixfields Stadium tonight knowing that really, it is a must win encounter for Jose Mourinho’s side.
Losing to Manchester City, Feyenoord and Watford heading into this EFL Cup encounter with the Cobblers, the pressure is very much on Mourinho given not only the depth of his squad but the money he invested into his playing staff in the summer.
Given the amount of competitions the Red Devils feature in this season, expect many changes at Northampton tonight but everybody from a Manchester United perspective will know that complacent attitudes can result in a situation like MK Dons hammering United 4-0 back in 2014.
With Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool progressing to the fourth round last night, Mourinho will be keen to keep pace with his rivals in this competition and after all, the League Cup represented Mourinho’s first trophy in England back in 2004/05 with Chelsea.
So with tonight’s fixture in mind, This Is Futbol are today trying to second guess Jose Mourinho while compiling what we believe to the Portuguese boss’ chosen starting eleven for tonight’s game.