Thomas Frank has urged for two-legged Carabao Cup semi-finals to be abolished to prevent the "same boring teams" from dominating the tournament.

Newcastle secured the trophy in March, breaking an 11-match winning streak in the competition by the so-called 'Big Six' sides.

Crystal Palace claimed their maiden major honour in the FA Cup while the current Premier League standings feature Bournemouth and Sunderland near the top of the table.

Ahead of Wednesday's trip to St James' Park, the former Brentford manager argued the League Cup format should be altered to provide smaller clubs with enhanced opportunities to claim silverware.

"There should only be one semi-final," declared the Dane, reports the Mirror.

"I said that before at Brentford and that's why I'm very happy to say it again. For the smaller clubs, if you want to beat a bigger club, it's much much easier to play only one game.

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