(VIDEO) Newcastle eliminates Manchester City from the EFL Cup

Manchester City and NewCastle faced for the third round of the EFL Cup (or more known now as the Carabao Cup) in a very dramatic matchup, where the Citizens lost 1-0 against NewCastle with a great goal scored by Alexander Isak at the minute 54’; Pep Guardiola’s team wasn't able to even make harm on NewCastle during the second half.

Manchester City and NewCastle are dueling in order to have a ticket to play the next round of the EFL Cup, and Pep Guardiola isn’t very happy with the Citizens performance. Julian Alvarez, has been the only player to arrive into NewCastle’s goal line but has failed twice to score the first goal for Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola didn’t activate Erling Haaland for today’s match so he can rest a few minutes after he has been first trier throughout the whole Premier League 2023/2024 campaign as well in the UEFA Champions League opening  game versus Berlin’s Red Star. Nevertheless, the Norwegian may enter the pitch if things get even more complicated for Manchester City.

The last time NewCastle United was able to defeat Manchester City was on January 19th of 2019 in the Premier League 2018/2019 campaign in a 1-0 matchup. NewCastle has a new opportunity to win over the Citizens in the third round of the EFL Cup. Also, the last team who scored two goals against Manchester City was Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-2 matchup in January 2023, where Pep Guardiola’s team won the game.

What’s next for Manchester City?

As we said before, the injury topic on Manchester City is awful and very concerning. Pep Guardiola can’t lose anymore players or he won’t have any to use in what remains of the year. That is why Pep has decided to sit down Erling Haaland for today’s match against NewCastle.

Manchester City’s next matchups will be against Wolves Hampton for the nex Premier League week on Saturday 30th; next they will face RB Leipzig for the second appointment of the UEFA Champions League; next up will face Arsenal, who may put in danger Manchester City’s leadership at the Premier League.