Remember Paris, Pep Guardiola had cautioned after his Manchester City team’s 3-1 first-leg victory at Old Trafford in this Carabao Cup semi-final. Remember Paris, Ole Gunnar Solskjær had trumpeted in the countdown to the second leg. It could be done. His Manchester United had done it before – in last season’s Champions League last 16 when they overturned a two-goal deficit from the home leg to upset Paris Saint-Germain in frankly ludicrous fashion.
This game should not have been close. City’s superiority was plain for so long but a combination of United’s doggedness and their own profligacy ensured that it went down to the wire. City had two goals ruled out for offside and some of their misses had Guardiola and the home support contorting in agony.
Written by David Hytner at the Etihad Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/29/manchester-city-manchester-united-carabao-cup-semi-final-second-leg-match-report under the title “Manchester City reach Carabao Cup final despite Matic’s winner for United”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
