Wenger’s Young Guns Come Of Age
In a thrilling quarter-final in 2007 Brazilian international Julio Baptista scored four goals as Arsenal romped to a 3-6 victory at Anfield with a side packed with Manager Arsene Wenger’s promising young stars. The victory over a strong Liverpool side set up a North London derby semi-final with Tottenham.
Baptista could even afford to miss a penalty as Arsenal ran riot but was still able to boast a club record for the Gunners. The Beast became the first visiting player since 1946 to notch four times at Anfield and it was the first time in nearly 77 years that Liverpool had conceded six goals at home.
The extraordinary achievements of Wenger’s youthful Carling Cup team have since become a major feature of each season’s competition.