Barnsley
vs
Manchester United
Match Schedule:
Date:October 27th
Time: 18:45 (GMT)
Bogdanovic came on as a substitute for Iain Hume against Bristol City at the weekend and could get the nod to play instead of him on Tuesday evening.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is expected to make several changes for the game at Oakwell.
Midfielder Darren Fletcher could play if he recovers from the groin injury that ruled him out of the defeat against Liverpool on Sunday.
Mark Robins, the man who famously saved Sir Alex Ferguson from the axe, is now looking to engineer an upset against his former club.
It is nearly 20 years since Robins' winner for United in a crucial FA Cup tie at Nottingham Forest eased the pressure on Ferguson, who was widely expected to be sacked if his struggling team lost that game.
Robins, who went on to win the League Cup as a player with Leicester in 1997, is now treading his own managerial path - and showing real signs of promise.
Having impressed as Rotherham boss, he has enjoyed a good start since taking over at Barnsley, who were struggling badly in the Championship prior to his appointment last month.
Head-to-head
• Manchester United have won 21 of their 37 league and cup matches against Barnsley. They have lost five and drawn 11, but have never met them in the League Cup.
• United won 2-0 on their most recent visit to Oakwell - a Premier League match in May 1998.
Barnsley
• Barnsley are one of three Championship clubs participating in the fourth round.
• This is the Tykes' best run in the competition for a decade.
• A victory would take them into the quarter-finals for the first time since the 1981/82 season.
• Daniel Bogdanovic has scored three of Barnsley's six Carling Cup goals this season.
Manchester United
• Manchester United, the League Cup holders, last suffered a defeat in the competition when they lost to Championship club Coventry the season before last.
• They were last eliminated at the fourth-round stage in 2006, when they were beaten by Southend.
• United had won 10 and drawn one of their 11 games this season prior to Sunday's loss at Liverpool.
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