Manchester City sailed into the quarter finals of the Carabao Cup on Thursday night.
The Citizens, who sit five points adrift of English premier League leaders Arsenal, knocked out reigning champions Liverpool in a five-goal thriller at the etihad Stadium.
Pep Guardiola’s Men strayed the game on the front foot as League’s top scorer Erling Haaland scored his 24th goal of the season in the 10th minute to give city the lead.
Fabio Carvalho restored parity for Liverpool finishing off Jamie Milner’s cut back pass 10 minutes later as the game finished 1-1 at halftime.
Two minutes after the Restart Riyad Mahrez pulled Manchester City back in front 2-1 but City’s celebration didn’t last long as Mohamed Salah equalized for Liverpool a minute later.
Netherlands Nathan Ake then met Kelvin De Bruyne’s cross after City’s corner was taken short as the 2021/2022 EPL champions took the lead for the third time two minutes before the hour mark.
Manchester City then held on to a 3-2 win and booked their place in the league Cup last eight for the fifth season in a row.
