Man United and Liverpool eye League Cup final showdown
United manager Jose Mourinho will use fresh players against Hull in bid for first-leg advantage
London — Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has pledged to bring out the heavy artillery for Tuesday’s League Cup semifinal first leg at home to Premier League basement club Hull City. United cruised into the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday after registering an eighth consecutive win by crushing second-tier Reading 4-0 at Old Trafford. They face a showdown with fellow League Cup semifinalists Liverpool in the league at the weekend, but with a day out at Wembley only 180 minutes away, Mourinho does not want to take any chances. "We play against Liverpool, a big match for us, but we want to be in the final," he said. "So we are going to face this Hull match with everything we have, all the power we have, as we know it’s two legs, but the second leg is away. If we can do something in the first leg that gives us the advantage, we will try to do that." Mourinho made a number of changes for the visit of former United defender Jaap Stam’s Reading and has revealed he will restore sever...
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