Manchester City take on Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night as Pep Guardiola's side start their Carabao Cup campaign with a tricky third round match.
If City want to win this season's League Cup, they will have to find a way past Chelsea in order to do so. Guardiola has lifted the trophy four times since his first win came during the 2017/18 season, as the Spaniard has shown just how much he values the competition.
The City manager would no doubt much rather have come up against a so-called 'weaker' side than the West London club in order to allow him to rotate as much as possible before this weekend's Brentford clash. Yet, as cliche as it may sound, you have to beat the best eventually if you want to win the tournament.
