In any other season, Antoine Semenyo would not have been allowed to feature for Manchester City in the semi-final of Fizzy Cup due to being “cup-tied” after playing for Bournemouth in their August defeat to Brentford. Having seen his team clearly benefit from this revolutionary tweak of Fizzy Cup rule 6.4.2, you’d expect Pep Guardiola to be delighted, eh? Specifically the one that states a player can only represent two clubs in Fizzy Cup if he joins the second one before a ball has been kicked in the semi-final. I don’t understand the reason why he cannot play in the final in March, when I have been here for a long time. Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Sam Dalling and Dan Bardell discuss the Fizzy Cup semi-finals and look ahead to Liverpool v Manchester City.

Source: The Guardian February 06, 2026 07:04 UTC