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Carabao Cup is to Manchester City what the UCL is to Los Blancos. You really can't win a Carabao Cup game against City. They won it four times in a row between 2017 and 2021. But, in the last 2 seasons we have had two different champions- Liverpool (2022) and Manchester United (2023). However, it is pertinent to note that Manchester City were currently in their best of forms. They won a treble few months ago and were eying for a quadruple this time.
However, the 2023 Carabao Cup Runners-Up Newcastle United had a different plan. They did the unthinkable. They eliminated Manchester City from a competition that is essentially theirs. Alexandar Isak scored the only goal of the game and took his side to the next round wherein they will face the defending champions Manchester United at Old Trafford. The Men in Blue played an attacking game. They had possession. They had their shots. They had their chances. Unfortunately, they failed to breach the Newcastle defense.
This is football. One day you are up. Another day down. And on a particular day anybody can knock anyone down.
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