They are the second team to win the competition in four consecutive campaigns (Liverpool, 1981-1984). We cannot deny one eye is always on the Champions League but we take every game seriously, otherwise it is impossible to win four Carabao Cups in a row. If you sack a manager who wins trophies and replace him with a guy who has 90 minutes more experience than the average fan then you are going to lose. Josh Knight has fired wide for Peterborough and Davis Keillor-Dunn sends Nicholas Bilokapic the wrong way to give Mansfield a 3-1 victory to move into the fourth round of the League Cup for only the second time. It has been an eventual few days for Spurs, with Mourinho surprisingly dismissed at the start of a week in which they were attempting to win their first major trophy since 2008.

Among the shocks on Tuesday night was League Two Stevenage humbling Reading thanks to a 2-1 win in Berkshire. In the context of this cup final, it was a gamble to dispense with Mourinho - who boasts a track record of success on these sort of occasions - and replace him with 29-year-old rookie coach Mason. The Spaniard's players may have feared they would pay for their missed chances but anything other than a City win would have been a real injustice, even if France defender Laporte was slightly lucky to have received only one yellow card before his match-winning intervention. Fans wishing to watch exclusive build-up and post-match reaction can do so via our Match Day Live show on MUTV, which begins at 19:10 GMT. Emmanuel Latte Lath gave the away side a deserved lead when his low shot went by Bantams goalkeeper Harry Lewis, who seemed to misjudge the striker's effort.

From the second round, Premier League teams who are not involved in European competition will enter the fray, including big beasts Chelsea and Tottenham. The draw for the first round of this year's Carabao Cup takes place on what promises to be a busy day on Thursday (June 23). Son Heung-min was in tears on the pitch after the final whistle and caretaker boss Mason said: "It hurts.

Ahead of the cup game, get the lowdown on how both sides are shaping up, including team news and how you can follow the action from Old Trafford. Goals from Alejandro Garnacho, Casemiro and Anthony Martial settled the scores - as a tie with last season's final opponents awaits next up at Old Trafford.

To go down 2-0 down so early on we needed to show our character and bravery to keep being aggresive on and off the ball. There are also specially designed balls in competition colours for the Carabao Cup and Papa John’s Trophy.

The likes of Crawley, Stevenage and Morecambe will be hoping for a glamour tie in the next round of games after progressing. Looks like last season's Carabao Cup winners are about to be eliminated from this term's competition.

Kobbie Mainoo could feature after recovering from injury, the 18-year-old was an unused substitute on Sunday.