Man City vs Brentford—Carabao Cup
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City clawed back a one-goal deficit pulling ahead thanks to a penalty converted by Erling Haaland before halftime
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Manchester City and Brentford do battle this week for a place in the Carabao Cup semi-final.Man City are eight-time winners of the competition, though not since their last triumph in the 2020-21 season have they been among the final four teams.
The Cityzens have made little impact in the competition since their four successive triumphs between 2018 and 2021, though they are always a contender despite often rotating their playing squad. Should they eventually triumph at Wembley, Pep Guardiola would secure a 19th piece of silverware since taking charge of the club.
Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-0 to continue their Premier League title charge. Erling Haaland scored a double, the second from the spot, either side of Phil Foden netting a fine low strike. Yeremy Pino and Adam Wharton both hit the woodwork on a frustrating afternoon for Palace, who stay fifth.
Manchester City will be without Rodri again for Sunday's Premier League game at fourth-placed Crystal Palace as their Ballon d'Or winner continues to recover from a hamstring injury that has sidelined him since October.
Man City confirmed lineup vs. Crystal Palace (4-1-4-1): Donnrumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Nico; Silva, Reijnders, Cherki, Foden; Haaland.
Nico O’Reilly scored a tap-in from a corner before Erling Haaland coolly converted a penalty. Pep Guardiola's side climb to fourth in the league-phase table, while Madrid drop to seventh. Successive home losses have increased the pressure on Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso.
Manchester City's Khadija Shaw struck four times to help the Women's Super League leaders to a 6-1 thrashing of Aston Villa on Sunday for their 10th successive WSL win. City have 30 points after 11 games,
Manchester United are reported to be “serious rivals” for Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in the pursuit of goalscoring Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo. United spent in excess of £200 million ($268.4 million) on three new forwards in the summer—Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Šeško—and it appears to have done the job.