Our Philosophy Doesn’t Change, Says Morgan

- Wes Morgan says a victory against Newcastle United on Wednesday would contribute to Leicester City’s winning philosophy
- Brendan Rodgers’ men take on Newcastle United at St. James Park in the second round of the Carabao Cup
- City have reached the quarter-finals of the competition in their last two campaigns

A Carabao Cup Second Round tie with fellow Premier League outfit Newcastle follows Saturday’s 2-1 victory against Sheffield United, as Harvey Barnes struck the winner at Bramall Lane.

For Morgan, the midweek fixture at St. James’ Park presents City with an opportunity to create momentum and progress in a competition they have fared well in over recent seasons.

“We’ve had discussions in pre-season with the manager and the staff,” Morgan told LCFC TV. “We want a real good cup run this season.

“We face Newcastle on Wednesday and we know it’s not going to be an easy task, but we’ve earmarked the FA Cup and Carabao Cup competitions, where we can go on a bit of a cup run.

“I think if you’re winning all the games you’re playing in, it breeds a winning mentality throughout the team.

“I’m sure there will be a few changes to our normal starting line-up in them games, but the philosophy is the same, which is that we want to win all of the games that we play in and we want to do well.”

City have been unfortunate to exit the Carabao Cup at the quarter-final stage in the previous two seasons, after suffering penalty shootout defeats by eventual winners Manchester City on both occasions.

Discussing his side’s recent fortunes in the competition, Morgan said: “That shows how close we’ve come to getting to that next stage, which would have been the semi-finals after the quarters.

“If you lose to a team like Man City and you take them all the way to penalties and lose, there’s no disgrace there.

“Obviously, we would have liked to have gone further, but at the same time, we can hold our heads high and say: ‘You know what, we gave it a good go’.

“This season, hopefully, maybe we won’t face them until the final, but we want a good cup run, that’s the main thing.

“Whoever we get, we want to do our best and win our games. Newcastle won’t be easy, but we want to go far in competitions.”

Having proudly lifted the Premier League trophy aloft on a glorious day in May 2016, Morgan says adding another piece of silverware to the Club’s trophy cabinet would be an indicator of Leicester City’s recent success.

He added: “Speaking on behalf of everybody, it would be good to have something to celebrate once again, and to have something we’ve accomplished this season so we can look back and say: ‘Yes, we’ve had a good season’.”