2017 EFL Cup Final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final.
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| Event | 2016–17 EFL Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 26 February 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Zlatan Ibrahimović (Manchester United) | ||||||
| Referee | Andre Marriner (West Midlands) | ||||||
| Attendance | 85,264 | ||||||
The 2017 EFL Cup Final was the final association football match of the 2016–17 EFL Cup that took place on 26 February 2017 between Manchester United and Southampton at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The final was the first League Cup final contested under the "EFL Cup" name following the renaming of The Football League to the English Football League (EFL). As winners, Manchester United will enter the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League in at least the Third Qualifying Round, unless they qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League or a later stage of the Europa League through their performance in other competitions.
The match was Manchester United's ninth final in the League Cup, having won in their last three appearances and four overall, and Southampton's second, having lost their only other League Cup final in 1979. It was the second cup final played between the two sides, following the 1976 FA Cup Final, when Southampton – then of the Second Division – beat First Division Manchester United 1–0.
Manchester United, as a Premier League club involved in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, started the competition in the third round where they were drawn away at EFL League One team Northampton Town. At Sixfields Stadium Manchester United won 3–1 with goals from Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford. In the fourth round they were drawn against Manchester rivals Manchester City at home. At Old Trafford, Manchester United won 1–0 due to a goal from Juan Mata. In the quarter-final they drew fellow Premier League team West Ham United at Old Trafford, where they progressed 4–1 due to two goals each from Zlatan Ibrahimović and Anthony Martial despite manager José Mourinho serving a touchline ban.
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