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Ole relishes meeting City in League Cup semi-final

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted he was looking forward to facing the “best team in England” in the semi-final of the League Cup.

The Red Devils booked a date with cross city rivals Manchester City following a 3-0 win over Colchester United in the quarter-finals at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.

Marcus Rashford broke the deadlock six minutes after the break before U’s defender Ryan Jackson bundled a Mason Greenwood cross into his own goal.

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