The Carabao Cup will be lifted today (Picture: Getty Images)Either Manchester City or Arsenal will be lifting a trophy on Sunday afternoon, and you will probably hear it referred to as the League Cup, the EFL Cup and the Carabao Cup. Originally, and still most regularly, called the League Cup, it was re-branded as the EFL Cup in 2016 – EFL standing for English Football League. However, the EFL Cup has been sponsored by various companies over the years, and that is where Carabao comes in. Full list of League Cup names 1960/61–1980/81 – No main sponsor: Football League Cup 1981/82–1985/86 – Milk Marketing Board: Milk Cup 1986/87–1989/90 – Littlewoods: Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1990/91–1991/92 – Rumbelows: Rumbelows Cup 1992/93–1997/98 – Coca-Cola: Coca-Cola Cup 1998/99–2002/03 – Worthington’s: Worthington Cup 2003/04–2011/12 – Molson Coors: Carling Cup 2012/13–2015/16 – Capital One: Capital One Cup 2016/17 – No main sponsor: EFL Cup 2017/18 – Carabao: Carabao CupThe 2017-18 final will be the first with the Carabao Cup title and will be contested between Arsenal and Manchester City on Sunday, February 25. MORE: Bayern Munich set to pip Arsenal and Spurs to signing of Bordeaux wingerMORE: Manchester City star Raheem Sterling fails to overcome injury in time for Carabao Cup final

Source: Metro February 25, 2018 10:07 UTC