Carabao defence ends in alarming fashion

Feb 05, 02:10 AM

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Can you be dumped out of the cup in a semi-final? If so, that's what happened to Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium, and thoroughly unceremonious it was too.
Needing to overturn a two-goal deficit, Omar Marmoush (x2) and Tijjani Reijnders instead gave Manchester City a five-goal cushion at the break. Despite a nice goal for Anthony Elanga and several more chances, the game had been decided almost before it begun.
We consider a miserable evening, which also included a hamstring injury for Anthony Gordon, and there's a pre-match discussion of the January transfer window and a disappointing few days for The Lasses.