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Man City vs. Man Utd: Five talking points ahead of EFL Cup semi-final second leg

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City lead 3-1 ahead of their home leg.

Manchester City and Manchester United face off for a place in the Carabao Cup final on Wednesday evening.

Ahead of the semi-final second leg at the Etihad Stadium, the PA news agency has taken a look at some of the main talking points.

Will City's Carabao Cup dominance continue?

Manchester City have won the League Cup in each of the previous two seasons (Nick Potts/PA)

Manchester City have won the last two editions of the Carabao Cup and can become just the third team to reach three successive League Cup finals – a feat few would bet against them achieving given their 3-1 first-leg win at Old Trafford. Pep Guardiola's men ran amok in the first half, but Marcus Rashford's second-half goal keeps the tie alive.

Can United cause another Etihad upset?

Manchester United celebrated a Premier League victory at the Etihad Stadium in December (Martin Rickett/PA)

If it had not been for Rashford's goal three weeks ago, this tie would be as good as over. History does not make great reading for United given only one of the previous 29 teams to win the first leg by two goals or more have been gone on to be eliminated in League Cup semi-final history. But Solskjaer's side can take confidence from December's 2-1 shock win at the Etihad Stadium and the United boss has told his players to invoke the spirit of last year's jaw-dropping Champions League comeback at Paris St Germain.

How will injuries hurt United?

Guardiola upset a number of City supporters over the weekend after expressing his frustration about the empty seats against Fulham in the FA Cup fourth round, rather than showing understanding of the expense of going to a match shown on terrestrial TV. The City boss attempted to clarify his remarks about supporters on the eve of Wednesday's semi-final, where it will be interesting to see if there is any reaction to the comments.

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