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| Event | 2016–17 EFL Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 26 February 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Zlatan Ibrahimović (Manchester United) | ||||||
| Referee | Andre Marriner (West Midlands)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 85,264 | ||||||
The 2017 EFL Cup Final was the final association football match of the 2016–17 EFL Cup that took place on 26 February 2017 between Manchester United and Southampton at Wembley Stadium in London, England.[2] The final was the first League Cup final contested under the "EFL Cup" name following the renaming of The Football League to the English Football League (EFL).[3] As winners, Manchester United initially qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, but entered the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League instead by virtue of their 2016–17 UEFA Europa League victory, passing the League Cup berth to the highest-placed Premier League team who had not already qualified for Europe, seventh-placed Everton.[4]
The match was Manchester United's ninth final in the League Cup, having won in their last three appearances and four overall, and Southampton's second, having lost their only other League Cup final in 1979. It was the second cup final played between the two sides, following the 1976 FA Cup final, when Southampton – then of the Second Division – beat First Division Manchester United 1–0.
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- ^ Press Association (12 November 2015). "Goodbye Football League, hello English Football League: rebranding announced". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Smith, Peter (25 May 2017). "Which European competitions will Premier League clubs be playing in next season?". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 August 2017.