Manchester City will begin their Carabao Cup campaign on Wednesday evening when they take on Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium.
City will play two matches in less than 72 hours before their players head off to the World Cup, and the first of those is a knockout cup fixture against Chelsea. City were eliminated in the fourth round last season by West Ham, but a quick glance at City's record in the competition shows Pep Guardiola is a big fan of the tournament.
City won the Carabao Cup four seasons on the bounce between 2018 and 2021, and will be keen to reclaim their crown. However, after the exertion of Saturday's win against Fulham and the prospect of having little to no recovery time before facing Brentford this weekend, it seems likely that Guardiola will have to make a few changes to his starting line-up.
