Nick Cushing, the outgoing Manchester City Women head coach, has lamented that his side’s League Cup semi-final on Wednesday will be played at the same time as Manchester City men’s Carabao Cup semi-final, forcing fans to choose between the club’s two senior teams.

City Women travel to Arsenal’s Borehamwood - a rematch of last season’s League Cup final - for a 7.30pm kick-off on Wednesday, while Pep Guardiola’s side host Manchester United in their semi-final second-leg, leading 3-1 on aggregate, in a game that kicks off at 7.30pm.

There is already a clash between the two women’s Continental Cup semi-finals - Manchester United host Chelsea on Wednesday - whereas the Carabao Cup games run on consecutive nights. The women’s League Cup games are straight knockout games and do not take place over two legs.

“It would definitely help if we didn’t play on the same day,” Cushing said. “I consistently talk with our fans. We have a group of fans that travel to every game, men and women’s. When you have to ask them to choose, it puts them in a place where they don’t really want to do that, because they want to watch both teams.