Carabao Cup - De Bruyne contributes two assists as City beat Liverpool 3-2

2022-12-23 08:45

Carabao Cup - De Bruyne contributes two assists as City beat Liverpool 3-2


In the 2022/23 season, the top 16 of the Carabao Cup staged a focus match. The "Blue Moon" Manchester City at home, with the goals contributed by Harland, Mahrez and Ake, finally defeated and defended the title 3-2 Champion Liverpool.


Only 1 minute into the game , Manchester City took the lead in creating a threat. After receiving the through ball, Harland quickly stepped in and shot at the Liverpool goalkeeper but kicked high. In the 6th minute, Harland passed the ball from the left to the goal, Palmer then pushed but missed.


In the 10th minute, De Bruyne made a pass from the left, and Haaland immediately grabbed a volley in front of the opponent's player and hit it, helping Manchester City take a 1-0 lead.


In the 15th minute, Liverpool passed the ball from the right. nunez tried to shoot but hit the post and popped out. Then the referee also signaled that nunez was offside. In the 20th minute, Matip sent a through ball, Milner made a cross, and Carvalho then pushed the dead corner of the goal to help Liverpool equalize the score 1-1.


In the 36th minute, De Bruyne quickly jumped in and passed the ball to the back point. Gundogan responded and shot was blocked by Liverpool goalkeeper Kelleher. Then Manchester City took a free kick, and the unguarded Ake made a threat but was resolved by Kelleher.


In the 45th minute, Liverpool took a free kick and nunez volleyed and missed.


Nunez repeatedly missed scoring chances


In the 47th minute of the second half, Rodri sent a long pass, and after Mahrez responded, he cut in and shot the ball into the far corner, helping Manchester City lead Liverpool again 2-1. But one minute later, Nunez sprinted and crossed to the middle. "Prince of Egypt" Salah pushed and scored to make the score 2-2.


In the 58th minute, De Bruyne sent another cross from the left, and Ake hit the goal with a header from the back point, helping Manchester City to overtake Liverpool again 3-2.


In the 72nd minute, nunez received a direct pass from his teammate and formed a single-handed opportunity, but he missed the goal again when he shot. In the 79th minute, after Fabinho fouled, a skirmish broke out between the two sides. In the 84th minute, Mahrez passed the ball to the middle of the penalty area and was blocked. De Bruyne tried to shoot and was blocked. Then Foden's supplementary shot was also saved by Kelleher.


In the end, Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3-2 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.