Manchester City beat Liverpool in dramatic Carabao Cup goal-fest

Manchester City are into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup after beating Liverpool 3-2 in a memorable game at the Etihad on Thursday night.

The high-quality, high-pace, high-drama we have come to expect from these two sides was all on display, but in truth, although the scoreline was tight it was City who were obviously the better side.

Kevin De Bruyne was at his amazing best, putting chances on a plate for his teammates and clearly leaving his World Cup woes with Belgium behind him.

Liverpool were second best but fought hard and twice levelled up in the game, first through Fabio Carvalho after Erling Haaland had put City ahead, then through Mohamed Salah after Riyad Mahrez had scored the home side’s second.

However, they could not bounce back for a third time and Nathan Ake’s header on 58 minutes, from a De Bruyne cross, proved to be the winner and take City into the last eight.

It was a bright start from the Premier League champions and they were ahead just 10 minutes in when Haaland volleyed past Caoimhin Kelleher.

It was a smart finish from the Norwegian phenom, but the assist was arguably more eye-catching as De Bruyne swung in a pin-point cross from the left, with his weaker left foot.

First Riyad Mahrez scored a trademark goal bringing down a floated pass from Rodri perfectly, onto his left foot before curling the ball past Kelleher into the far corner.

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