LONDON: Manchester City seem to win every competition they enter these days except the English League Cup. Newcastle beat Man City 1-0 on Wednesday in the third round of the League Cup who also eluded Pep Guardiola’s team during their storied treble last season.
Guardiola’s agitation showed by getting a yellow card in the closing minutes for dissent to the match officials. “No problem, I accept everything,” Guardiola told the BBC of his booking. “Congratulations to Newcastle for the victory.” Newcastle’s reward in the fourth-round draw made 30 minutes after the final whistle is a trip to Manchester in the fourth round to face United.
It’s a rematch of last season’s final won by Man United. Guardiola left star starters Erling Haaland, Kyle Walker and Phil Foden on the bench, yet Man City still dominated the first half without making their possession count with a goal.
Alexander Isak struck in the 53rd for Newcastle who also made sweeping lineup changes to rest key players for another midweek fixture sandwiched between two Champions League challenges.