There were shock’s aplenty in the opening round of the League Cup as the English club football season enters full swing.

Manchester United defender, Gary Neville, has said that Wayne Rooney is not too far away from being considered one of the greatest ever English players to have ever graced the game.

City of Manchester Stadium WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND Kick Off 19.45 (GMT) MAN CITY 3 v 0 ARSENAL FC Carlos Tevez , Shaun Wright Phillips , Vladimir Weiss TEAM LINE UPS: Manchester City: Given, Richards, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Barry, Ireland, Wright-Phillips (Weiss 77), Tevez (Kompany 74), Bellamy, Adebayor. Unused subs: Taylor, Onuoha, Johnson, Santa Cruz, Robinho. [...]

City of Manchester Stadium WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND Kick Off 19.45 (GMT) A young enthusiastic Arsenal teams goes into this last eight tie with Billionaires Manchester City with nothing prove and everything to gain. Whilst it is a tournament that has little prestige it is a domestic trophy that both teams know will be their best [...]

The first round of the Carling Cup will produce some thrilling encounters to get the competition off to a great start. Under new manager John Barnes, Tranmere Rovers will be at home to Grimsby and Darlington will host Leeds United in a northern clash set to swell the coffers. Nottingham Forest meet Bradford whilst MK [...]