Five talking points from Manchester United's 2-0 win at Stoke in the Capital One Cup quarterfinals

Will the Capital One Cup be Moyes’s best chance of silverware this season?

Before the game, Moyes said in an interview that his desire to win ever competition that they are a part of stills remains. “We want to win all the competitions that we are involved in and we’ll do everything we can to remain in them. I always try to win every trophy I can and the Capital One Cup is no different.” After the win against Stoke, United were drawn with Sunderland in the semi-final, a side whose best result in the competition was reaching the final in 1985, the same year they got relegated.

A victory against Sunderland will mean that it will either be City or West Ham in the final and Moyes will be one step closer to adding a second piece of silverware to his kitty this season. And although United can’t boast of a squad on the same level as City, in a final, anything can happen, as was evident from Wigan’s victory in the FA Cup final last time out. And if he does win it that will go a long way towards helping Moyes ease into his seat.