City defeats Liverpool and qualifies for the quarter-finals of the League Cup
video goals: Manchester CityScore – Liverpool -Played on 12/22/ 2022
Manchester City qualified for the quarter-finals of the English Professional League Cup, through its exciting victory over its guest Liverpool (3-2), today, Thursday, in the round of 16, at the Etihad Stadium.
The first half ended in a draw, as the Norwegian Erling Haaland advanced with a goal for City in the 10th minute, then Fabio Carvalho equalized for Liverpool in the 20th minute.
In the second half, Algerian Riyad Mahrez added the second goal for City in the 47th minute, and one minute later, Mohamed Salah equalized for Liverpool.
However, Dutchman Nathan Ake ensured that he scored the winning goal in the 58th minute, to complete Manchester City’s contract for the quarter-finalists of the English Professional League Cup.
City started the match strongly, with Halland receiving a penalty in the first minute to separate the Liverpool goalkeeper, and hit a falling ball from outside the area, which went wide of the goal.
City wasted a real opportunity, after kicking off Halland, to pass the ball to Palmer, who was completely unmarked, to shoot a direct ball that strangely went wide of the goal.
City translated its control by opening the scoring in the 10th minute, after Haaland followed a cross from De Bruyne inside the area, hitting the bird that hit the net.
Liverpool succeeded in adjusting the score in the 20th minute, after Milner passed a magic ball to Carvalho inside the area, to hit the ball directly into the net.