How injuries and rotation could decide Manchester United and Man City treble bids

Manchester United are the current holders of the Carabao Cup, beating Newcastle United in the final at Wembley back in February. The Reds also remain in the running for the Europa League and FA Cup, with pivotal fixtures in both coming in the next few days.

City meanwhile are trophyless this season to date but are amongst the favourites to win the three they remain in contention for. They sit just four points adrift of Arsenal, with a game in hand and the two sides set to meet in two weeks, as well as a FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield United and their Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich.

But while both sides are bidding for a treble, they can't both achieve it given they would inevitably face off in the FA Cup final should they progress to that stage. So it begs the question, which treble is more likely to come off and why?

Starting with United, they are already a third of the way toward a treble, the Carabao Cup triumph was the first silverware in several years. Beating Newcastle 2-0 at Wembley was a massive confidence boost for the club and will likely play a huge role in their hunt for more titles.

The Europa League campaign continues this Thursday as United head to Seville off the back of a 2-2 draw, following the capitulation in the last 10 minutes of the first leg at Old Trafford and with Christian Eriksen claiming his side want revenge for last week.

However, with the ever-growing injury list, and Bruno Fernandes suspended, they will have to win in Spain with a severely-depleted squad. Sevilla sit 12th in La Liga and therefore United should have enough to progress to the semi-finals. If they do, they will either meet Juventus or Sporting Lisbon, both of which should be winnable, making the