In the absence of Haaland, Manchester City are expected to enter the semi-finals of the League Cup

He did not start many matches during this period holidaygave a Spanish teacher Pep Guardiola Its star and best scorer is from Norway Erling Haaland He took a break, but that didn’t stop him from getting his sixth consecutive victory in different races.

Haaland remained on the bench among the seven changes Guardiola made during the game at the Etihad Stadium.

City won with two goals from the Frenchman Rayan Sharqi (32) and Brazil’s Savinho (67).

The latter replaces Belgian Jeremy Doku, who Guardiola announced on Tuesday will be out until early next year due to injury.

Twenty minutes later, Guardiola was forced to bring on the brilliant Phil Foden after the England international replaced Norway’s Oscar Poppe, who was injured.

But Sharqi was able to open the scoring for City, receiving with his chest the ball that was cleared for a corner, outside the penalty area, before unleashing a stunning shot into the top corner (32).

Savinho added the second goal when he fired the ball inside the penalty area which bounced off the feet of the defenders and past Iceland’s goalkeeper Hakon Vladimarsson (67).

City have won the trophy before League Cup For four consecutive years under the leadership of Guardiola between 2018 and 2021, this is the first time in five years that the team has reached the fourth quarter.

Newcastle met City, with a hard-fought and late win over Fulham 2-1.

The Democratic Congolese “Magbaize” Yoan Vesa (10) and Luis Miley (90 + 2) scored “Magbaes”, against Fulham’s goal through Sasha Lukic from Serbia (16).

And that was it Chelsea It secured its place in the semi-finals, which consists of two back-to-back matches, beating third-placed Cardiff 3-1 on Tuesday.

The round ends with Arsenal’s meeting with Crystal Palace next week.