City lose but enter League Cup final
Manchester, Jan. 30: Gea to thank for keeping Pep Guardiola called them in the tie. on Manchester City to “I can’t really comprehend learn the lessons of a 10 how we lost home defeat to this game,” said City Manchester United on midfielder Kevin de Wednesday despite progressing Bruyne. “I think we got to a third successive sloppy. League Cup “For me Manchester final 3-2 on aggregate. United didn’t have one
The holders enjoyed chance today.” the vast majority of the Sergio Aguero was chances but could not first to threaten with a find a way past the diving header that the inspired David de Gea Spaniard parried to and went behind to safety before using his United’s first attempt legs to repel Riyad on goal 10 minutes Mahrez’s effort. before half-time when Bernardo Silva Nemanja Matic fired flashed a shot across home. goal before more De
United’s hopes of Gea acrobatics denied completing a miraculous Aguero again at his comeback were near post. extinguished when United had not even Matic was then sent-off mustered a shot in 15 minutes from time anger for the first 35 and City held on to face minutes, but suddenly Aston Villa at Wembley the tie was back in the on March 1. balance when Matic
“In 180 minutes we connected sweetly from were better than the edge of the box United,” said after City failed to Guardiola. “We created clear a free-kick into chances to score a lot of the box. The hosts did goals and didn’t convert. have the ball in the net We need to learn before half-time when to be more clinical.” Raheem Sterling finished
City started like they off a flowing did in racing into a 3-0 team move, but the lead within 38 minutes England international of the first leg at Old was denied his first Trafford as they ever goal against swarmed all over the United by an offside visitors, who had De flag.
In 180 minutes we were better than United. We created chances to score a lot of goals and didn’t convert. We need to learn to be more clinical.
Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne, (left) vies for the ball with Fred of Manchester United in their League Cup semifinal second leg match on Wednesday.
PEP GUARDIOLA,