City keep quadruple hopes alive from spot

Holders Manchester City remained in the hunt for the quadruple after beating Leicester on penalties in the Carabao Cup.

Oleksandr Zincheko scored to win the shootout 3-1 after the match finished 1-1, sending City into the last four.

Arijanet Muric saved from James Maddison and Caglar Soyuncu, while Christian Fuchs also missed for Leicester.

It spared Raheem Sterling’s blushes after the forward chipped his spot-kick over the bar.

The Foxes initially offered a listless first-half performance as the visitors dominated and it took just 15 minutes for Kevin De Bruyne’s rocket opened the scoring.

The midfielder teased Hamza Choudhury on the edge of the area before unleashing a crisp low drive which left the diving Danny Ward with no chance.

The returning Riyad Mahrez hooked over from close range soon after as the Foxes looked likely to roll over.

They had been passive participants prior to the goal, but Demarai Gray did have a 20th-minute effort turned wide by Muric.

It was as good as it got for the Foxes as the visitors looked comfortable.

Within two minutes of the re-start Sergio Aguero forced Ward into a smart low save.

Maddison was thrown on as Leicester searched for inspiration and the midfielder’s introduction raised the tempo. But it was Mahrez who nearly added a second when curled an effort inches wide.

Leicester’s threat had been slowly growing and they shocked City with the equaliser 17 minutes from time.

Wilfred Ndidi picked out Albrighton with a deep ball which the substitute controlled before rifling an excellent half volley in across Muric.

For the first time the holders were rattled, but they regained enough composure to conjure a chance for Phil Foden but he fired wide.

Choudhury escaped a penalty shout after Gabriel Jesus tumbled before the game had to be settled from the spot.