Manchester City knock out Liverpool to setup League Cup quarter-finals with Southampton

Manchester City knocked out the League Cup holders Liverpool 3-2 to setup a quarter-final conflict with Southampton. Nathan Ake scored the winner for Manchester City within the 58th minute.

New Delhi ,UPDATED: Dec 23, 2022 07:58 IST

Manchester City beat League Cup holders Liverpool 3-2. (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Manchester City knocked out the League Cup holders Liverpool 3-2 in an exhilarating match on Thursday to setup a quarter-final conflict with Southampton.

Defender Nathan Ake scored the winner for Manchester City within the 58th minute after Mohamed Salah equalised one minute after Riyad Mahrez put City in entrance early within the second half.

Earling Haaland, who scored his twenty fourth aim of the season in all competitions, gave City an early benefit within the tenth minute however Liverpool reacted nicely when Fabio Carvalho accomplished a James Milner go within the twentieth minute.

Haaland, coming after a break following Norway’s failure to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, arrange a chance for Cole Palmer, however the teenager’s shot went extensive.

After the match, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp mentioned that Haaland’s aim was offside and criticised that VAR know-how is unavailable within the League Cup till the semi-final stage.

“We have VAR, the referees are used to VAR. The technology is here, why shouldn’t we use it?,” mentioned Klopp. “We worked hard, we did good stuff. It was not good enough for tonight but it’s City at their home ground, it will always be an incredibly difficult game.”

Meanwhile, City coach Pep Guardiola was delighted after the win. “We cannot say it was not a good game,” he mentioned. “It’s not easy to keep the ball against Liverpool because they have a defensive structure that is the most difficult I ever faced in my career.”

Manchester City will tackle Southampton within the League Cup quarter-final on January 10.

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Dec 23, 2022