How come when I drew Man Utd in the 3rd round of the league cup, they played their full first team xi against me? I duly got dicked 5-0 and now the board is unhappy because I didn't reach the 4th round. Man u/Arsenal/Chelsea/Liverpool have used the early rounds of the league cup to blood youngsters/reserves for years now and for a game that prides itself on realism, I feel this should be taken into account. I know for a fact that Sir Alex would not risk Rooney,Tevez, Ronaldo etc for a home game against a championship side.