Pep Guardiola has rather understandably written off Manchester City's chances of winning the quadruple as "fantasy" but after their 5-0 FA Cup demolition of Burnley on Saturday, the Blues' ongoing presence in all four competitions is going to play a major part in their chances of success this season.
Liverpool are already out of this particular tournament and Jurgen Klopp's side will have the opportunity to go further ahead in the Premier League while City are busy disputing the Carabao Cup final.
There is also the prospect of March's Manchester derby being pushed back until April or even later, given a potential fixture pile-up.