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Liverpool and Manchester City go head to head for Capital One Cup glory live on Sky Sports on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp is hoping to clinch Liverpools first piece of silverware since 2012 just a few months after his appointment, while Manuel Pellegrini is bidding to end his Manchester City tenure on a trophy-winning high.Ahead of the big game, we look back at how the two sides made their way to Wembley... LIVERPOOL Ahead of the Capital One Cup final at Wembley, Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet talks about his side’s route to the final Third round - v Carlisle United (H) 1-1 (Liverpool won 3-2 on penalties) Adam Bogdan was Liverpools penalty shoot-out hero against Carlisle United Liverpools Capital One Cup campaign started in inauspicious circumstances as League Two Carlisle United took them to a penalty shoot-out at Anfield. There were boos from the home fans as the Reds laboured through the 120 minutes, but Adam Bogdan became an unlikely hero when he saved three penalties in the shoot-out.Fourth round - v Bournemouth (H) 1-0 Liverpool players mob Nathaniel Clyne after his winning goal against Bournemouth Klopp earned his first win as Liverpool manager as they moved into quarter-finals at the expense of Bournemouth. Nathaniel Clyne scored the only goal of the game after Adam Smith had cleared Joao Carlos Teixeiras free-kick off the line. Im really satisfied because this team had never played together and the young players did really well, said Klopp.Quarter-final - v Southampton (A) 6-1 Liverpool players celebrate during their 6-1 thrashing of Southampton Liverpool turned on the style in their last-eight clash at St Marys Stadium, blowing Southampton away with a scintillating attacking performance. Sadio Mane put Saints in front after just 39 seconds on the night, but the visitors roared back with Daniel Sturridge scoring twice, Divock Origi claiming a hat-trick, and Jordan Ibe notching the other goal.Semi-final - v Stoke City 1-1 on aggregate (Liverpool won 6-5 on penalties) Liverpool players celebrate after Joe Allen scores the winning penalty against Stoke Ibe struck the only goal in the first leg of Liverpools semi-final at the Britannia Stadium after replacing the injured Philippe Coutinho in the first half. In the return game at Anfield, Marko Arnautovics close-range finish ensured the tie went to penalties. Simon Mignolet saved two of Stokes efforts and Joe Allen dispatched the winning spot-kick.MANCHESTER CITY Ahead of the Capital One Cup final at Wembley, Manchester City goalkeeper Willy Caballero talks about their route to the final Third round - v Sunderland (A) 4-1 Raheem Sterling celebrates with Kevin De Bruyne after scoring against Sunderland While many managers use the Capital One Cup to rotate their squad, Pellegrini wheeled out the big guns against Sunderland as City claimed an emphatic victory. Sergio Aguero opened the scoring from the penalty spot, with Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling scoring either side of a Vito Mannone own goal before Ola Toivonens struck a late consolation for the Black Cats.Fourth round - v Crystal Palace (H) 5-1 Manchester City thrashed Crystal Palace 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium City made it nine goals in two games in the competition as they thrashed Alan Pardews Crystal Palace in the fourth round. Wilfried Bony opened the scoring at the Etihad Stadium, and De Bruyne doubled their lead just before half-time. After the break, Kelechi Iheanacho, Yaya Toure and Spanish youngster Manu Garcia extended Citys lead.Quarter-final - v Hull City (H) 4-1 Wilfried Bony was on target for Manchester City in their quarter-final against Hull City continued to steamroller their way towards the final with a 4-1 thrashing of Championship outfit Hull City. Bony struck the opener in the early stages, but it wasnt until the last 10 minutes that the rest of the goals arrived. Iheanacho doubled their advantage and De Bruyne hit a quick-fire brace before Andrew Robertson scored a consolation goal for the visitors.Semi-final - v Everton 4-3 on aggregate Sergio Aguero scored as Manchester City edged past Everton at the Etihad Stadium After breezing into the semis, City were made to sweat for their place in the final. Pellegrinis side were beaten 2-1 in the first leg at Goodison Park, with Ramiro Funes Mori and Romelu Lukaku scoring either side of Jesus Navas equaliser. At the Etihad Stadium, the Toffees appeared to be heading through before De Bruyne and Aguero struck in the final 20 minutes to give City a 4-3 aggregate win.Watch Liverpool v Manchester City live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 4pm on Sunday Also See: Man Citys best boss? Sterling v Liverpool: The verdict Barnes and Goater Q&A Liverpools League Cup wins Tim Jernigan Jersey . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. Will Tye Jersey ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. http://www.cheapeaglesjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-nate-herbig-jersey . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Zach Ertz Jersey . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. Joshua Perkins Jersey . In the lead up - which seemed to begin the moment Mike Geiger blew the whistle in Houston last Thursday night - the Impact rumour mill went into overdrive. The speculation went into meltdown mode, of the golden nugget variety. CHICAGO -- New Florida coach Tom Rowe met with captain Derek MacKenzie and the rest of the Panthers leadership on Monday. He talked to the whole team on Tuesday.Rowe knows Gerald Gallant is well-liked in Floridas locker room, and he wanted to be as transparent as possible on why the coach was let go just 22 games into the season.I came in and I told them, I said `Listen, were not going to change a whole lot. We need to tweak a few things, Rowe said. But if I came in here and wasnt sensitive to that, it just wouldnt work. I love our room. I love our leadership group, and weve got the right guys to help us get going.The good news for Rowe is Florida doesnt have to move very far to get into a playoff spot. The Panthers are just one point out of a wild card after a 2-1 shootout loss at Chicago on Tuesday night in Rowes first game behind the bench.We feel that were on the right track after this game today and after, obviously, the events that happened before this, defenseman Aaron Ekblad said. We think were headed in the right direction.Gallant was believed to be the right guy for Florida after he coached the Panthers to a franchise-record 103 points and the Atlantic Division title last season. He got a contract extension last January that runs through the 2018-19 season, and then-general manager Dale Tallon called him an ideal fit for our group.Not so much anymore. At least from the perspective of Floridas front office.The Panthers dropped to 11-10-1 when they blew a 2-0 lead in a 3-2 loss at Carolina on Sunday night, and that was it for Gallant. The players were informed of Gallants dismissal and the coachs luggage was taken off the team bus headed to the airport in Raleigh, North Carolina. Assistant coach Mike Kelly also was fired.They were pretty blunt, center Vincent Trocheck said. Made a coaching change, that was it.ddddddddddddGallant, who played parts of 11 seasons in the NHL, mostly with the Detroit Red Wings, then departed the arena in a taxi, drawing criticism from some of the teams fans.It was bad the way it all happened, unfortunately, said Rowe, who was promoted to general manager in May in a front-office shake-up that elevated Tallon to president of hockey operations. It didnt look good, but Ill tell you right now, we respect him and like him and Gerard and I had a good relationship.The Panthers ownership and other team officials rely heavily on advanced statistics, and Gallant was not the biggest fan of analytics. But Rowe, who returns to the bench on an interim basis, made it sound as if he was only planning small changes, beginning with Floridas defensive zone coverage.Really big believer in the D-zone being more area than man on man, he said.Rowe coached Floridas AHL affiliates in Portland and San Antonio before moving into the Panthers front office. He also served as an assistant with the Hurricanes from 2008-11.Hes hard-nosed, old-school kind of guy, said Trocheck, who played for Rowe in the minors. He gets the most of his players by getting them to work hard, make sure everybodys playing the right way.But Trocheck, who liked a handful of pro-Gallant messages on Twitter after his dismissal, said he didnt think coaching was the reason for Floridas disappointing start.Its just a matter of us kind of pulling it together, he said before the loss to Chicago. Got to come together as a group and realize that we havent been playing our best hockey and we have a lot more to go.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '