Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp believes the big clubs are serious about winning the Carling Cup this season.

After their victory over Preston, Redknapp said: "Nobody wants to lose and I thought we might well have lost this one last season.

"Everyone wants to go to Wembley and you could see that with Liverpool putting in Jamie Carragher and Javier Mascherano against Leeds last night.

"We've moved on a lot in the last year and I thought we looked sharp and that every time we went forward we could open them up."