On Tuesday night, Manchester United host Derby County in the Carabao Cup’s Round of 32 in what will be the first meeting between Frank Lampard and his former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho. The game at Old Trafford is scheduled to kick off at 21:00 CET.
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Lampard jumped into managerial waters this season. His first team Derby County are doing really well in the Championship. The Rams are currently sixth and are coming off a weekend 3-1 win versus Brentford. Meanwhile, Manchester United played a disappointing 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton to drop to seventh in the Premier League.
While The Red Devils enter the Carabao Cup at this stage, Derby had to eliminate Oldham (2-0) and Hull City (4-0) to get to this point. They will face an uphill battle against a Manchester United team which has won 14 of their last 15 League Cup third round matches and a manager who enjoys knockout competitions.
“I like the feeling of the knockout,”
“You win, you are in the competition; you lose, you are out. I like that pressure and honestly, I think fans also like it.”
Last season, Mourinho’s team reached the quarter-finals, where it suffered a shock defeat to Bristol City.
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Jose Mourinho vs Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard is looking forward to squaring off against the Portuguese manager who had a profound influence on his Chelsea career.
“[Mourinho] is a manager who was hugely influential on my career twice – but particularly the first time around,”
“I respect him completely for that. You will find Jose Mourinho’s players being managers all over the place because he has been so successful in his career.”
He realizes Manchester United’s quality and simply hopes his players give their best.
“They’re expected to win, quite rightly so with the squad they’ve amassed there. It’s a challenge for us and we want to go there and do as well as we can.”
Manchester United vs Derby County Bet365 Odds
Manchester United 1.22 (2/9)
Draw 7 (6/1)
Derby County 15 (14/1)
Derby has lost seven of their past eight visits to Old Trafford and Jose Mourinho has never lost a home match in the League Cup (W9, D2, L0). Therefore, odds are firmly stacked against Derby County today.
