Chelsea, Manchester United ease into fourth round of League Cup; Liverpool knocked out by Leicester City
Defending champions Manchester United and Premier League Champions Chelsea cruised through to the fourth round of the League Cup where they were joined by Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
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Charly Musonda scored his first goal for Chelsea on his first full start for the club as the Premier League champions thumped Nottingham Forest 5-1. AP
Michy Batshuayi scored his first hat-trick for Chelsea while Kenedy scored in his first start for Chelsea after being sent back from the pre-season tour for posting racist comments on social media. AP
Manchester United's Marcus Rashford scored a brace as defending champions Manchester United beat Burton Albion 4-1 at Old Trafford. Reuters
Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial were also on target for United who face Swansea City in the fourth round of League Cup. Reuters
Leroy Sane scored on either side of Claudio Yacob's equaliser as Manchester City edged past West Bromwich Albion. AP
Theo Walcott was on target for Arsenal as the Gunners beat Doncaster Rovers to go through to the fourth round. AP
Dele Alli scored for Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley as Spurs registered a narrow win Barnsley 1-0. AP
Islam Slimani and Shinji Okazaki netted for Leicester City as Craig Shakespeare's side knocked Liverpool out of the League Cup. Reuters