Brighton eliminates Manchester United from the English League Cup, and Tottenham loses to Liverpool

Brighton increased the suffering of its host, Manchester United, by eliminating it from the third round of the League Cup competition 3-2 on Wednesday.

For the third consecutive match locally, the “Red Devils” failed to achieve victory, after losing in the last stage of the English Premier League at home to its numerically inferior neighbor, Manchester City, 0-1, after it had fallen into the trap of a draw against Everton 2-2.

This loss is United's third in six matches in all competitions, which will increase the pressure on coach Michael Carrick, after the team's journey came to an early end in the competition, wasting a two-0 lead.

After Shay Lacey (8) and Mason Mount (10) gave United an early lead, Brighton responded to reduce the score before the end of the first half through Greek Charalambos Kostoulas (45 + 1), then turned the tables with two goals within five minutes of the second half through German Pascal Gross (65) and Belgian Maxime De Cuyper (70).

In another match, Everton qualified for the fourth round by defeating its guest, Wolverhampton, 1-0.

Everton owes its victory to the goal of Argentine substitute Carlos Alcarras (80).

Aston Villa also secured its passage by defeating host Coventry City 3-1.

The goals were scored for Birmingham by Tammy Abraham (7 and 59), Ross Barkley (40), and Danish Victor Torp for Coventry (27).

Fleetwood Town from the fourth level eliminated Sheffield United from the second level 1-0.

Arsenal reached the next round on Tuesday by defeating Ipswich Town 4-2, while Liverpool deepened Tottenham's wounds 3-1.

Champions Manchester City will host Norwich City on Thursday.

German Thomas Tuchel said that England was “waiting for death” in its defeat to Argentina in the 2026 World Cup semi-finals, at a time when the “Three Lions” coach continued to defend his controversial substitutions.

Tuchel is preparing to announce the England national team roster, in his first match since the painful end of his World Cup career.

However, before the European Nations League matches against Spain, Croatia and Czechia, the coach revealed that the pain of the team’s failure to reach the first World Cup final since 1966 still haunts him.

England squandered the lead given to them by Anthony Gordon, after late goals from Enso Fernandes and Lautaro Martinez sealed Argentina's 2-1 win.

Tuchel was widely criticized for giving up the initiative to Argentina, through a series of defensive substitutions in the second half.

But the German coach felt that he had to intervene, because England was unable to deal with Argentina's changes, which were much more offensive than his changes, in light of its search for victory.

“You can try to kill me here,” he said in a documentary on the England national team’s app. “But this is my wound, not yours. No one is in more pain than me, and no one wanted to win more than me.”

He added, "They can torture you endlessly, and you keep thinking if I had made different substitutions, we would have won the match, but you simply don't know that."

Tuchel explained that a combination of the obvious fatigue of the England players on the one hand, and the success of the bet on defending with five defenders during his team's victories against Mexico and Norway on the other hand, influenced his decision to maintain the lead in the score.

The English Football Association signed the former coach of Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain in France, and Bayern Munich in Germany, due to his extensive experience and successes at the club level.

He had promised to make England play more attacking football than it was under his predecessor, Gareth Southgate.

But the team, influenced by Tuchel's conservative substitutions, fell backwards and collapsed under the increasing pressure against Argentina.

"When I look back and think about what happened to my decision-making process, there was a pivotal moment, that we conceded a very dangerous opportunity just before the water break," he said.

He continued, "And I thought: We will not last. This is waiting for death. We do not possess the ball, we do not defend well, and we do not defend correctly with the 4-4-2 plan. We need help."

He continued, "I think that based on what I saw and on the experience and information and the level of madness of Argentina, which was making one attacking change after another, that was the solution I found to the problem. This is the role of the coach in intervening. I am trying to help. You do not carry out something out of arrogance or for any other reason like that. You are just trying to help."

Atletico Madrid achieved a huge victory over Osasuna, with a score of 4-0, in the sixth round of the Spanish League, on Wednesday.

The Madrid team was satisfied with a single goal in the first half after 24 minutes, scored by Canadian Jonathan David, who joined from Italian Juventus this summer.

In the second half, another newcomer, Lee Kang-in, added the second half in the 54th minute.

Robin Le Normand and Alex Baena increased Atletico's advantage by scoring the third and fourth goals in the 63rd and 82nd minutes.

With this victory, Atletico Madrid raises its score to 13 points in third place, raising the morale of its players and Argentine coach Diego Simeone before the expected confrontation, when it hosts Real Madrid in the derby, on Sunday.

As for Osasuna, its score froze at 7 points, after a third loss in a row, falling to thirteenth place in the rankings.

At the same time, Sevilla defeated its host Deportivo La Coruna with a score of 1/0, giving the Andalusian team three valuable points away from home.

Miguel Sierra scored Sevilla's only goal in the 52nd minute.

On the other hand, La Coruña's mission to compensate for the result was complicated after its player, Jose Tasende, was sent off in the 59th minute.

Thus, Sevilla raises its score to 13 points in fourth place, lagging behind Atletico Madrid on goal difference, while Deportivo La Coruna suffered its first loss after its promotion this season, freezing its score at 9 points in seventh place.