Manchester City are ready to the quarter finals of the League Cup – also called Carabao Cup and are still in the game to win the tournament for the third season in a row.
Tuesday ottendedelsfinale was won without any slightest difficulties at home over the ailing Southampton 3-1.
For Southampton, who had Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in the starting line-up and Jannik Vestergaard on the bench, was to get on with the skin of the nose after the record-breaking liganederlag at 0-9 to Leicester for four days ago.
In attempting to download a tolerable result went Southampton ultradefensivt to work and parked, so to speak, spillerbussen in front of the own goal.
It resulted in a massive City-pressure from the beginning, and you got the feeling that Southampton just had come to Manchester in order to limit an inevitable defeat.
the City-chances were quickly great, and after 20 minutes headede Nicolás Otamendi 1-0-the goal check. Seven minutes before the break increased the Sergio agüero, as with an easy flush after a acted attack.
Southampton-players seemed kyste, and the team is under the relegation zone in the Premier League, was barely over the halfway line in the first half.
It said everything that the City after the first 45 minutes was recorded for 80 per cent of possession and shooting statistics, there was 11-0.
Kampbilledet was unchanged at the start of the second half, and the City swarmed about the box in search of more goals. Agüero, as arranged for another to 3-0, as he was as soon as a trained shot from Riyad Mahrez.
Later in the half-time came Southampton a little better, and managed to put a reduction into at the Jack Stephens’ header a quarter of an hour before time.
It gave Southampton a little faith in things, and the team escaped from the match with honor.
Already on Saturday tørner the two teams together again in the same place this time in the Premier League.
league leaders Leicester are also on to the quarter-finals in Carabao Cup after an away win 3-1 over Burton. Kasper Schmeichel was saved and sat on the bench.
Also, Everton is, as expected, among the eight last in the tournament. On their home ground, won the team with the 2-0 victory over Premier League agterlanterne, Watford.
Premier League – 28. oct. 2019 – at. 14:44 After the giant beating: Højbjerg and Vestergaard hand salary
Premier League – 26. oct. 2019 – at. 13:13 the Net boils over in the Schmeichel-the tribute
