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MATCH FACTS

• This will be the fourth meeting between these sides in the League Cup, with Manchester City winning each of the previous three to date (September 1965, September 1967 and December 2013).
• The only previous League Cup meeting between these sides in Leicester was at the last-eight stage in 2013-14, with Manchester City winning 3-1 en route to winning the trophy.
• The Foxes have not eliminated two Premier League teams in the same League Cup campaign since 1999-00, when they knocked out Leeds in round four and Aston Villa in the semi-finals before winning the final.
• On three of the four previous occasions Leicester have reached the quarter-finals of this competition, they have gone on to reach the final (1996-97, 1998-99 and 1999-00).
• Aguero has scored just four goals in his 12 previous League Cup appearances - his worst strike-rate in any competitive competition with Manchester City (not including Community Shield).
• Leicester's Islam Slimani is the joint-highest goalscorer in this season's EFL Cup (four goals).
• Despite attempting 44 shots across their two League Cup games this season, Manchester City have scored just two goals. Leicester have scored nine times from their 42 shots across their three games.

What is the FA doing to address the issue?

'It's expensive and you can't get a job' - case study

Former Arsenal and England midfielder Rachel Yankey says the biggest barriers are the lack of coaching opportunities and the absence of female role models.

The 38-year-old, who has played 129 times for her country, is taking her A licence alongside a select group of former England women internationals.

"In men's football, I can't name a single female coach. And out of 10 coaches in Women's Super League 1, there are only three females," she told BBC Sport.

"If you are a young coach wanting to go and succeed, the courses are expensive. You will put a lot of time and money behind something which, from the looks of it, you're not going to achieve."

Chelsea's Emma Hayes, Kelly Chambers at Reading and Sunderland's Melanie Reay are the only female head coaches in WSL 1.

However, a campaign fronted by Yankey - called Betfair Fairer Game - is aiming to encourage 50 female coaches into the sport.

"It's no use just going on a B or A licence, there needs to be somewhere to coach afterwards," Yankey added.

"The biggest barrier is that there are not enough clubs coaches can go to to gain experience. We need football to be more open-minded and especially the chairman and managers who are already there.

"You've got to learn somewhere and the clubs need to embrace this and have people who are willing to nurture the coaches and allow them to gain confidence in different situations."

Yankey, who earned her B licence with the support of the Professional Footballers' Association, also says there was little signposting for players wanting to become coaches.

"We want to have role models and the quickest and easiest way of having role models is to look at players," she said.

"When I was playing, the pathways were not there to encourage us into coaching. But I do believe the FA are changing that now and I'm happy with their promise they will make changes."

Should the next England manager be female?

Campbell, alongside FA technical director Dan Ashworth, is responsible for the appointment of the England women head coach and interviews were scheduled to take place in early December.

Hayes, Manchester City's Nick Cushing and Seattle Reign's Laura Harvey were said to be among the possible contenders, as was the English head coach of Canada women, John Herdman.

However, Cushing withdrew his application earlier this month, Hayes signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Chelsea in October and, despite resigning as Seattle Reign's head coach, Harvey has taken over at newly founded Utah Royals.

Caretaker Marley applied for the permanent position and is considering if she wants the job on a long-term basis after her three-game spell in charge.

England's record goalscorer Kelly Smith said earlier this year the head coach "should be female", and former boss Powell told the Women's Football Show that would be her preference, too.

However, Campbell is keeping an open mind. "The players want the best coach possible and that's what they're going to get," she said.

"I want to give them every chance of winning the World Cup in two years' time."

Yankey, too, warned that appointing the wrong woman would "do more harm than good".

"I would hate to see the England football team lose what they've got and worked so hard to achieve because they've employed a manager just because they are female and for a role-model status.

"We can't gift people a job because of their gender, they have to be good enough."

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