Jose Mourinho says living alone in Manchester has become a "bit of a disaster" and is beginning to tire of photographers camped outside his hotel.

Mourinho, 53, has been living in the city's Lowry Hotel since being appointed United manager in the summer.

Yet the Portuguese claims he is loath to venture out because of the persistent hordes of photographers.

"I just want to cross the bridge and go to a restaurant. I can't, so it's really bad," Mourinho told Sky Sports.

Gary Lineker
MOTD presenter

Frank Lampard says he is very keen on getting into coaching, which is not a path too many English players of his calibre have taken recently when their playing days ended.

Part of that is down to them having other options. Punditry is one of them and I am sure he would be very good at it - there would be plenty of people trying to get him to work for them.

But it would be nice to see someone like Lampard go into the coaching game, with his intelligence and passion and especially because he wants to test himself as a manager.

We do not make it very easy for former players like him, though, because earning the coaching badges he would need to manage in the Premier League can take ex-professionals up to four and a half years if they go through the Football Association. That is an eternity.

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Read more from Gary here.

Gary Lineker goes behind the scenes at New York City FC for the Premier League Show at 22:00 BST on Wednesday on BBC Two and the BBC Sport website.

Gary Lineker headed out to New York recently to catch up with former West Ham and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.

What is the future for the 38-year-old?

BBC Radio 5 live

Mark Chapman is in position to bring you all of the build-up to tonight's EFL Cup action on BBC Radio 5 live.

There will be updates from the 19:45 kick-offs, West Ham v Chelsea and Southampton v Sunderland, with live commentary of the Manchester derby from 20:00.

Alan Green and former England winger Chris Waddle will be on the mic.

Don't forget you can listen at the top of this page.

Sunderland defender Lamine Kone, who told manager David Moyes he wanted to leave the club in August, captains his side tonight.

Modern football, ey?

Manchester United make just four changes from the weekend as big guns Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic start. 

Manchester City make nine changes, as Vincent Kompany and Leroy Sane are the only two men to keep their place. Youngsters Aleix Garcia and Pablo Maffeo start. 

West Ham are taking this seriously. Serious. They make just two changes from the team which started in the Premier League as Darren Randolph goes in goal and Aaron Cresswell returns from suspension. 

Chelsea roll the dice and come up with seven changes. John Terry starts, as Nathaniel Chalobah and Michy Batshuayi come in as well 

Southampton make nine changes from their weekend draw with Manchester City.

Record signing Sofiane Boufal makes his first start as Claude Puel names five academy graduates in the starting 11.

Sunderland make four changes with striker Victor Anichebe making his first start for the club.

Southampton's record signing starts this evening.

Full team news to come. 

Here's a tweet from Sunderland striker Victor Anichebe ahead of tonight's trip to St Mary's. 

It seems pretty harmless but is a big improvement after his 'Twitter howler', external following Sunderland's Premier League defeat to West Ham on Saturday. 

BIG VICTOR STARTS.

The team news is starting to come in - for starters I can tell you Chelsea have made seven changes as John Terry starts. 

More to come. 

Keep the faith Sunderland fans. It's two wins out of two for David Moyes in the League Cup this season.

They are his only wins for Sunderland. True. But still. 

West Ham's move to a new stadium has not come without trouble, with some fighting in the stands and lots of moans and groans - and a visit from rivals Chelsea tonight is hardly going to lighten the mood.

Supporters tonight will face enhanced security checks, an alcohol ban and a "robust policing plan".

Chelsea have been allocated more than 5,000 tickets for the fourth-round tie, deemed high risk because of a history of animosity between fans.

Since West Ham relocated to London Stadium this season, 23 banning orders have been issued.

Nine arrests have been made outside the ground since the move from Upton Park.

For the visit of Chelsea, fans should expect an "enhanced body search policy" at the turnstile, while no alcohol will be sold before the match from mobile bars outside the stadium.

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Jose v Pep. United v City.

That's the headline act tonight but the support is pretty decent too.

Here's what's coming your way:

Southampton v Sunderland (19:45 BST)

West Ham v Chelsea (19:45 BST)

Manchester United v Manchester City (20:00 BST)