The Carabao Cup semifinals have been drawn as four Premier League teams remain challenging for the first piece of English silverware this season.
Here are the semifinal matches:
Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur booked their tickets to the semifinals with victories over Crystal Palace, Southampton, Brentford and Manchester United respectively. Each club has a compelling storyline for going on and lifting the cup in Wembley Stadium.
Arsenal and Mikel Arteta need a trophy to reinforce the confidence and belief in the ongoing project. Early struggles in the Premier League have the Gunners trailing Liverpool. Depending on what happens in the league and in Europe, a trophy would at least give Arteta some more…