Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola criticized his team after the surprising 0-2 draw against Southampton and the quarter-finals in the League Cup. “It was a bad night. The opponents were better, so we have to congratulate them. To win games, you have to earn it. We didn’t deserve it.” The English football champions have won the League Cup six times since 2014.
For the first time since 2018, Manchester City failed to get a shot on goal. “That’s why we weren’t good,” Guardiola told Sky Sports. The German national player Ilkay Gündogan still saw something positive. “If there’s one good thing we can take away from this game, it’s that hopefully it was a timely wake-up call,” said the midfielder.
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Sékou Mara (23′) and Moussa Djenepo (28′) scored the goals for the Premier League bottom side against a City team that initially started without their biggest stars. Guardiola only brought on Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne after the half-time break. That was no longer enough for a turning point. “There is no room for mistakes or a poor performance like today,” said Gündogan, who was in the starting XI. On Saturday there will be a Manchester derby in the league between United and City (1.30 p.m., Sky).
Manchester United, Nottingham and Newcastle in the semifinals
The other favorites showed no weaknesses: Manchester United (3-0 against Charlton in the third division) and Newcastle (2-0 against Leicester) had already reached the semi-finals ahead of Southampton. Nottingham are also among the bottom four after beating Wolverhampton 4-3 on penalties.
Semi-finals 1st leg: 23 January: Southampton v Newcastle, Nottingham v Manchester United. Second leg on January 30th
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