With a crucially important Manchester Derby to be played at the weekend, how will Pep Guardiola keep the legs fresh and still manage to move forward in the Cup?
Julian Alvarez will once again be the focal point in the final third. We will partner one of City’s freshest faces with two midfielders who have been a part of the project for some time, İlkay Gündoğan and Kevin De Bruyne. Walker in particular was heavily influential in the victory.
Champions Manchester City, who have won the League Cup six times in the last nine years, overcame Liverpool 3-2 in an enthralling fourth-round match.
In its last five matches, City has won four and drawn once. In its last five matches, Southampton has won two and lost three matches. Five matches have ended in a draw.
Minute-by-minute report: Who will book their place in the League Cup's last four? Join Scott Murray.
Haaland gets in ahead of everyone and attempts to flick the ball on into the right-hand side of the net from six yards. Then a pause and a chance for Saints to catch their breath as Perraud accidentally catches Alvarez in the face. 71 min: A City goal will change everything, and with this in mind, De Bruyne works his way down the right. 87 min: De Bruyne embarks on what looks like a dangerous run down the right, but then cuts a ball back to nobody in particular. And no wonder: a corner for Saints down the right. The ball comes in from the right. 88 min: Rodri floats a diagonal ball into the Saints box from the left. Walker-Peters then dribbles down the right and draws a foul from Alvarez. Sometimes you have to take a little of the proverbial, and I’ve had to do that, but I’m clear, I’m strong. but first we need a performance, because if you don’t get that, you don’t get the result. Saints were magnificent, and deserved their reward of a place in the last four. It was a bit like the old Southampton tonight, bold and aggressive and on the front foot.
The Saints have struggled this year and are currently bottom of the Premier League with no wins in seven league fixtures however, they have been successful in ...
MANCHESTER CITY travel to Southampton as they face Nathan Jones' side in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals and they are BEHIND.Sekou Mara put the Saints.
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Pep Guardiola will be without Ruben Dias who is injured and unavailable for the Carabao Cup fixture against Southampton. Stuart Armstrong, Valentino Livramento, Juan Larios, Theo Walcott and Alex McCarthy all remain doubtful for the game. N/A However, they will take confidence from their progress in both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup. Pep Guardiola's men are unbeaten since club football resumed after the 2022 World Cup and will be confident of progress into the last four. The Saints beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the third round of the FA Cup in their last outing and will hope to carry the momentum into the big clash against Manchester City.
Who will join Newcastle and Manchester United in the final four?
These games are special to play in especially when you’re struggling in the league. [Dean Henderson is Nottingham Forest’s hero in Carabao Cup shootout win over Wolves](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/nottingham-forest-wolves-score-result-dean-henderson-carabao-cup-b2260572.html) [Pep Guardiola](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/pep-guardiola) began with Haaland and De Bruyne on the bench for the second successive game ahead of Saturday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford. We showed a different part of our game. We’ve worked so hard under the new manager on being hard to beat. He wanted us to be bold and aggressive. “Today was a bad night, the opponent was better so we have to congratulate them. [Moussa Djenepo](/topic/moussa-djenepo) stunned the eight-time winners on an extraordinary evening at St Mary’s. “When you are not prepared to play this game you arrive one inch late and don’t score a goal. “The better team won. We need to be a hard team to play against. [Willy Boly](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/willy-boly) scored against his old club to put Forest ahead but Raul Jimenez levelled after the break in a bad-blooded encounter that saw a mass brawl on the pitch at the end of the penalty shoot-out, which is sure to land both clubs in hot water.
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The home side had more to celebrate soon after. Southampton force a corner and the ball bounces out to Caleta-Car. Some transfer news coming out of Southampton ahead of tonight's game and a big boost for the club. They're snapping at the heels of the City defenders and they're slightly rattled as Walker misplaces a pass and it goes straight out of play. The defender plays another brilliant ball in to Mara who runs off Walker and he fires in a delightful first-time finish past Ortega - what a brilliant goal. City just haven't been at it at all so far and look laboured and devoid of ideas - what a half for the hosts. Another City break and De Bruyne puts in a brilliant ball behind the Southampton defence. Walker-Peters is another hero from tonight from the hosts and he wins a free-kick in the corner. Perhaps not after all on this evidence. Some great play from City and Foden whips in a delightful ball across the six-yard-box. But City came no closer to scoring with their Norwegian goal machine on the pitch and Southampton held on to clinch a result they and Jones will not forget for some time. It was a tactical masterclass, in the circumstances and given the opposition, against a man who has made a career out of them.
Manchester City will look to continue marching towards reclaiming the Carabao Cup when they face Southampton in the quarter-finals tonight.Pep Guardio.
This was Guardiola’s first loss in a domestic cup quarter-final and he must pick his side up ahead of the Manchester derby. The goals came from Sekou Mara after Lyanco burst down the right and found the forward and he smashed the ball in and then Moussa Djenepo as he bent a shot over Stefan Ortega. Southampton produced an incredible display to beat Manchester City 2-0 and seal a place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.
Southampton vs Manchester City. Carabao Cup Quarter-Final. 8:00pm, Wednesday 11th January 2023. St. Mary's StadiumAttendance: Attendance ...
Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Cole Palmer (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Mislav Orsic (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. [ ](#livetext-81) [ ](#livetext-82) [ ](#livetext-83)