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Bluebirds boss Brian Barry-Murphy spoke to the press after a young City side beat Arsenal U21s 3-1 to progress to the knockout phase of the Vertu Trophy.

“I'm really pleased for the players that played.” Brian began. "It was a very big occasion for them as you can imagine, so many players making their debut together, and to perform in the manner they did, win the game and put us through to the next round makes it an incredibly satisfying evening for us all.

Saturday sees West Ham welcome Burnley to the London Stadium, with the Hammers three points behind the Clarets going into the game.

Both sides sit near the bottom of the table, with West Ham in 18th and Burnley in 17th. A win for the East London club would put them level on points with the visitors, and would only remain in the relegation zone on goal difference, unless they were to win by four goals.

West Ham come into the game looking to make it back-to-back victories for the first time this...

Brian Barry-Murphy spoke to the press to preview Tuesday’s Carabao Cup Round Four fixture against Wrexham AFC.

“By nature, this is a tie where the whole Club is really excited,” Brian began. “From the first round, our intention was to try and win all the games to give us a chance to encounter a tie which we wouldn’t expect.

“We’re going to take not as many fans as we expected, because of the limited number of tickets, but still a huge swell of support to go and compete against a team from the same country. It’s very exciting.”