English League Cup – Manchester City and Liverpool quietly qualified

Manchester City did not fall into the trap. Facing the Wycombe Wanderers, the League One team, the English third division, players of Pep Cardiola, returned to his first eleven, beating De Bruyne, Mahers, Foten, F., 6-1 at Etihad Stadium. Torres and Palmer. Thanks to this victory, the Citizens, the winners of the last four editions, then qualified for the knockout stage of the League Cup.

Wycombe opened the score …

With young players Egan Riley, Burns, Ebeth, Wilson-Esprand and Lavia starting the first five in the starting XI, Pep Cardiola used this third round against a lower division team. However, his men were surprised in the first half. Dominating the first quarter of an hour, the Citizens enjoyed a few minutes of weak time as Gareth Ainsworth’s warriors made effective use of the scoring following a fight in that area. Brandon Honlan, who served in front of Stephen’s empty goal, scored his first goal at a club fifty kilometers west of London.

… and then the city rolled

Quickly, the current Premier League champions reacted and regained control of the game. On the ball, the Citizens equalized thanks to a balanced right foot (29th) thanks to de Bruyne’s first goal of the season. Sterling and Mahres, then aligned on the sides, then climbed on their strong legs on the axis, rolled their shot and attacked the Stock Tale (32nd and 42nd) post. A minute later, Algerian International gave his team the advantage by taking the center of the young left, Wilson-Esprand, the teacher of his first decisive pass with the professionals (43rd). In overtime, Fotan sent an excessive strike from the entrance to the area (45 + 1).

The first goal for Palmer

Citizens returning from the break took the lead in quietly scoring before the game got worse. After the departure of the famous Adebayo Akinfenwa (65th), nicknamed the “beast” throughout the channel and praised by Etihad Stadium, Ferran Torres, best served by Fotan, scored the fourth goal (71st). Mahres double-thanked a new flat left foot (83rd). Finally, Cole Palmer, 19, played during the second act, took part in the banquet and scored his first goal after a good single with Manchester City (88th).

Other results

In this third round, Liverpool beat Norwich (0-3) thanks to a brace from Minamino and a goal from Oregi. Leeds and Southampton beat Fulham (0-0, 5-6) and Sheffield United (2-2, 2-4) on penalties. Watford and Everton were surprised by the Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers. Finally, the evening card goes to Brentford, the broader winner of Oldham Athletics (7-0). The draw for the 16th round will take place after the matches on Wednesday evening.