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Cup kings: Manchester City celebrate winning the League Cup for the fourth year in a row

ASA football fan, there are always key dates you look out for at the start of every season - the opening (and final) day, renewing rivalries in local derbies, FA Cup third round weekend plus the Christmas, Easter and Bank Holiday fixtures.
The first round of the League Cup may not be such an obvious favourite, especially this year when it coincided with the unveiling of Barcelona legend Lionel Messi as a...