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Manchester City Brush Aside Newcastle To Reach League Cup Final
Manchester City Brush Aside Newcastle To Reach League Cup Final
Manchester City will compete against Arsenal in the League Cup final after ending Newcastle's tenure as holders with a commanding first-half performance, securing a 3-1 victory on Wednesday.
Pep Guardiola's team had already established an advantage after winning the semi-final first leg on Tyneside in January and completed the task decisively at the Etihad Stadium.
Omar Marmoush scored twice in the first half of the second leg, followed by Tijjani Reijnders solidifying the outcome.
Anthony Elanga managed to reduce the deficit after halftime, but City's 5-1 aggregate victory ensured their return to the League Cup final for the first time since 2021.
City will face Arsenal on March 22 at Wembley after the Premier League leaders defeated Chelsea on Tuesday.
Reaching the final provided a much-needed boost for Guardiola after the frustration of surrendering a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw at Tottenham on Sunday, which dealt a significant blow to their title ambitions.
With an important trip to Liverpool approaching this weekend, City trail Arsenal by six points in the Premier League title race.
The League Cup was the first trophy of Guardiola's reign at City when they beat Arsenal in the 2018 final, with current Gunners boss Mikel Arteta then serving as his assistant.
City went on to win the competition for the next three years but have not lifted the League Cup since 2021.
“We will travel to London again, they will wait for us there. They never travel to the north (for finals), but I am really happy to be back. Five (League Cup) finals in 10 years is a big milestone," Guardiola said.
“It will be good. You have to live this experience. The first title we won here was in the League Cup. When you win something, it helps to win more. It's a pleasure to play against Arsenal, the best team right now in Europe and maybe the world."
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe commented: “Really annoyed with the first-half display. We pride ourselves on being really organised and tactically we want to be able to handle any problem the opposition gives us. That first half we weren't good enough individually and our duels were off and it gave us huge problems."
Guardiola used sarcasm and statistics this week to defend City against claims that the club's success has been due to the financial power of their Abu Dhabi-based owners.
The City manager pointed out six English clubs have spent more than his side over the past five years, but he knows he will never win over the critics.
The only way Guardiola can silence the outside noise and growing suggestions that City are a team in decline is by winning trophies.
After finishing last season without a trophy for the first time in eight years, Guardiola is keen to end City's silverware drought at Arsenal's expense.
Marmoush put City ahead with a stroke of luck in the seventh minute. He entered the Newcastle penalty area, and when Dan Burn made a last-ditch tackle, the ball bounced off the Egyptian forward and looped into the net.
James Trafford preserved City's lead by saving from Joe Willock and Anthony Gordon in quick succession.
Marmoush added a second goal in the 29th minute, heading in from virtually on the goal-line after Kieran Trippier failed to clear Antoine Semenyo's cross.
This was the result of an incisive City counter-attack, and they dismantled Newcastle again with another rapid move in the 32nd minute.
Reijnders led the break, found Semenyo, and then finished the Ghanaian's return pass with a precise low drive from 12 yards.
City coasted through the second half, and Elanga pulled one back in the 62nd minute, curling into the far corner after weaving through the defence.
Source: News18
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