Talking points ahead of Manchester City’s Carabao Cup tie with Burton
The Premier League champions take on League One opponents.
Manchester City host Burton in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday night.
Here Press Association Sport looks at five talking points as Nigel Clough’s League One side prepare to face Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions.
A gulf in class
Clough has made clear the huge difference between the two clubs in the build-up to the match. Burton may have already dispatched Premier League opposition in the competition this year, knocking out Burnley, and have a proud record in cup competitions that includes a goalless draw against Manchester United when the Brewers were still a non-league team. But Clough said the top clubs in the country have moved on leaps and bounds since then and the comparisons – particularly going into a two-legged tie – are irrelevant. Will anybody back anything other than a comfortable City win?
City rotation
Brewers pride
Where it all started
Clough returns to City
