00:00 Newcastle United defeated Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford to progress to the quarterfinals of the League Cup
00:07 and Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray hopes his side can impose themselves on Swansea at the weekend.
00:12 And here at Middlesbrough I asked Michael Carrick about progressing in the League Cup
00:17 and how impressed he has been as his side have climbed the table after a tough start to the season.
00:24 At this stage we know the draw, we obviously make plans for that as the draw but our mind doesn't go too far ahead of that.
00:33 It's a long way away and I understand you're asking me about it because the draw is just freshly made.
00:39 But really for us that's further down the line.
00:43 It's an opportunity just because we're still in the competition regardless of who we're playing.
00:47 It's an opportunity. On Tuesday it'll be an opportunity, when it comes around late December.
00:52 But it's equally an opportunity for them. They're in the competition because they deserve it.
00:57 It's not about taking them lightly or expecting anything different.
01:01 I've been impressed with what we expected.
01:05 We have got a good squad and I think the number of injuries and illnesses at times we've suffered and that we're still suffering from
01:13 but we've tested the squad and it has tested us but the boys have come through so far very well.
01:22 Everyone's played their part and everyone's been ready when we've needed them and that's the beauty of having a good squad.
01:27 Moving away from League action, Gateshead of the National League face Yeovil Town away from home in the FA Cup.
01:34 The Titansiders recently saw Mike Williamson depart for pastures new with former Newcastle United goalkeeper Rob Elliott
01:42 taking interim charge of the club. I asked him about his new role and the importance of the Cup.
01:49 It's been good. Obviously very different to what I was doing previously.
01:54 I was still doing a bit of coaching with the lads but obviously a massive step up in terms of the responsibility but it's been good.
02:00 A bit of a funny start with the Chesterfield game being called off, the reaction from the Rochdale game and obviously a disappointing result.
02:09 Overall the performance was good and in terms of dominating the game, 72% possession, we've got to be more clinical in the final third
02:22 and also got to be a bit more resilient in the back in terms of making sure we don't allow teams them opportunities.
02:27 You say all the cliches but it's true the magic of the FA Cup etc.
02:31 We played Chorlton a couple of years ago under the lights and on TV and it's a good platform for the lads and the club to make a statement
02:39 but let's not take anything away from Yeovil. They're a massive club, I think they've won 10 games in a row.
02:45 They're on a fantastic run, top of the conference south. Going into a big atmosphere, I think they had 6-7,000 fans at the last game.
02:55 It's going to be a huge test for us and I think it's probably the perfect test after Saturday.
02:59 A busy weekend of football to come in the north east which we'll review next week.
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