Manchester City closed the run of teams qualifying for the quarter-finals of the English League Cup at the expense of Liverpool this Thursday, beating the current title holders 3-2 at home.
At the end of the fourth round, the duel between the two emblems with the most league wins (nine for Liverpool and eight for Manchester City) ended in a victory for the ‘citizens’, with Fábio Carvalho’s goal for the ‘reds ”.
The Portuguese midfielder was a starter in the away team and scored in the 20th minute, overturning Norwegian striker Haaland’s advantage over Manchester City in the 10th minute.
At the start of the second half, just after 47 minutes, Algerian Mahrez put Pep Guardiola’s side ahead again, but Jurgen Klopp’s side practically reacted in the next move, with Egyptian Salah leveling things up again.
With the second assist of the Belgian De Bruyne in the match (the midfielder had already been in a move by Haaland), the Dutchman Aké made it 3-2 in the 58th minute in a match in which Bernardo Silva was still launched into the starting line-up. home team in the final phase.
Manchester City thus joined Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Leicester City, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and Charlton Athletic, the last of the third tier, in the ‘quarters’ of the English League Cup.
Source: DN
