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After a busy midweek int he League Cup, Sam, Crooky and Troy look ahead to a big weekend of Premier League football


Michael Carrick has been given a stay of execution at Man United and has cleared the air with captain Bruno Fernandes, can he put a difficult couple of weeks behind him when he heads to Stamford Bridge?


As for Chelsea, they are out of the League Cup after losing a penalty shootout to Liverpool, Xabi Alonso made a number of changes for that game but there was still no sign of Estevao, and Troy wonders if he is showing enough in training to warrant selection by his manager.


Elsewhere, Arsenal head to Anfield off the back of losing to League 2 Fleetwood in the cup. Max Dowman will not be part of the squad for that game after being send off midweek, and it now looks like the Champions have a crisis in the final third of the pitch.


Plus, Spurs can make it three wins on the bounce when they host Palace, and can Brighton show what they're made of away at Man City?


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