Manchester City are heading back to Wembley for their fourth successive Carabao Cup final and the way they got past Manchester United on Wednesday felt like a real statement about their current mood and momentum. City’s impressive weekend win at Chelsea was their first victory of the season against one of the usual top-six clubs and was a mark of their recent improvement. But that was against a Chelsea side who had just hit something of a slump - this time they were up against a resurgent United team who were on a roll and have been flying up the Premier League. But, for all City’s possession and the way they were moving United around before the break, they were not testing Dean Henderson enough — which was why Guardiola was looking so frustrated. We have already seen how unpredictable this season has been, and I am sure there are more twists and turns ahead.

Source: The Star January 07, 2021 06:22 UTC