Carabao Cup defending Champions Liverpool have been eliminated from the competition after going 3-2 down to Manchester City on Thursday night.
City manager Pep Guardiola named six World Cup players in his starting XI. Ake, Manuel Akanji, Aymeric Laporte, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan were all involved from the kick-off.
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The hosts’ dominance was rewarded with just 10 minutes on the clock, as De Bruyne’s cross from the left met Haaland, who caught Joe Gomez napping and got across the Liverpool man to stick a boot out and find the bottom corner for his 24th goal of the season.
Jurgen Klopp’s men began to string a few belated passes together and were unexpectedly level just 10 minutes after Haaland’s opener, with James Milner finding space in the box following strong play from Joel Matip and picking out Carvalho to drag the ball into the bottom corner as the game ended in a 1-1 draw heading into the half time break.
A frenetic start to the second period saw Riyad Mahrez and Mohamed Salah net within 80 seconds of one another however Nathan Ake would settle the contest after meeting a cross from man of the match De Bruyne.
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