Man United simply must win the EFL Cup this season – here’s why

Sets you in good stead

Lifting the League Cup is never a-top the list of a football manager’s priorities come that start of the season, however it can have a profound effect on your squad.

It is always a priority of Jose Mourinho’s to win silverware as early in the season as possible in order to create that feeling of being champions around a club, in fact, two of the three season’s he won the Premier League with Chelsea also featured a League Cup win.