Southampton vs Manchester City LIVE: Carabao Cup score, result and reaction Saints seal shock win
Southampton 2-0 Man City: Sekou Mara and Moussa Djenepo score first-half goals as City are stunned at the quarter-final stage
Manchester City crashed out of the Carabao Cup after substitutes Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne failed to inspire a fightback in a shock 2-0 quarter-final defeat to Premier League strugglers Southampton.
First-half goals from Saints pair Sekou Mara and Moussa Djenepo stunned the eight-time winners on an extraordinary evening at St Mary’s.
Pep Guardiola began with Haaland and De Bruyne on the bench for the second successive game ahead of Saturday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
But, unlike on Sunday when the influential pair were not required in a thumping 4-0 FA Cup victory over Chelsea, the decision backfired as they were unable to prevent City suffering elimination after coming off the bench in the second period.
Relive all the action from the Carabao Cup quarter-final at St. Mary’s as Southampton beat Manchester City:
Southampton 1-0 Man City
27 mins: Close! A misplaced pass gives the ball back to Southampton where it comes to Ibrahima Diallo in the middle of the pitch. He turns the ball towards the Man City goal before sliding a pass in between Kalvin Phillips and Aymeric Laporte.
James Ward-Prowse makes the run but the pass is too heavy and Stefan Ortega comes out to scoop up the ball.
Southampton 1-0 Man City
26 mins: That opening goal could be crucial for Southampton’s chances tonight. They’ve now got something to hold onto but should tell themselves it’s still 0-0.
The Saints need to keep up this tempo and verve and hope to nick a second goal before they can think about defending a lead. City are too good at breaking teams down to take the risk at 1-0.
GOAL! Southampton 1-0 Man City (Mara, 23’)⚽️
23 mins: Great goal from the Saints!
Twice Southampton recover the ball in the middle of the pitch before Lyanco steps up and drives towards the Manchester City penalty area down the inside right channel.
He curls a low pass into the box where Sekou Mara sprints in front of Kyle Walker and turns the ball into the back of the net with a powerfully hit strike!
Southampton 0-0 Man City
21 mins: Pep Guardiola won’t be worried but he’ll be a little unnerved by how confident Southampton are playing. The home side have been the better team so far.
Southampton 0-0 Man City
18 mins: Southampton are giving this a good go tonight. They don’t look scared to take the attack to Manchester City and are keeping a solid shape when forced to defend.
Lyanco flicks a pass over the top and picks out Sekou Mara in the penalty area. He brings the ball under control, spins around Kyle Walker then hooks a shoot wide of the far post!
Decent chance that one.
Southampton 0-0 Man City
15 mins: Moussa Djenepo gets clipped as he tries to work the ball through midfield. He goes down and Southampton win a free kick.
James Ward-Prowse guides it over to the right where Djenepo turns the ball up to Adam Armstrong. He spins into space and whips a pacey cross into the box but City manage to clear the danger.
Southampton 0-0 Man City
12 mins: In the other quarter-final of the night Nottingham Forest have taken the lead over Wolves and it’s the former Wolves defender, Willy Boly, who has the opening goal. Forest lead 1-0.
Ilkay Gundogan tries to weave his way into the left side of the penalty area but Lyanco nicks the ball away from him and Gavin Bazunu clears the Southampton lines.
Southampton 0-0 Man City
9 mins: Save! A corner from Southampton is played short then worked into the box from the right wing.
The ball bounces off a coupe of heads before dropping kindly to Duje Caleta-Car who smokes a left-footed shot at goal and forces a low, sharp stop out of Stefan Ortega who palms it wide of goal.
Southampton 0-0 Man City
6 mins: Chance! Mohammed Salisu dallies too long on the ball and is closed down by Phil Foden who blocks the attempted pass forward.
Cole Palmer gets to the loose ball and drives into the penalty area before sliding it across to the arriving Ilkay Gundogan. Gundogan shoots first time but pulls his effort wide of the far post!
Southampton 0-0 Man City
3 mins: Corner to Man City! Joao Cancelo looks to play the ball inside from the right wing but his pass is cut out by a back-tracking Adam Armstong. He clears the ball but belts it towards his own byline and gives away the first corner of the game.
Phil Foden swings in the set piece but Southampton’s tall centre-backs win the aerial ball and nod it away.
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