Manchester City's Raheem Sterling and Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer shake hands after the Carabao Cup semi-final at Old TraffordUnlikely goalscorers John Stones and Fernandinho secured Manchester City's shot at a fourth successive Carabao Cup crown as Manchester United lost their fourth consecutive semi-final. United boss Solskjaer admitted his side did not do enough to win the tie and rued their sloppy defending at set-pieces. Clearly we didn't, we didn't create enough big chances, they didn't create too many big ones either. Solskjaer continued: "We played against a very good Man City team, definitely, they played well. The semi-final started at an electrifying pace, with each side seeing a goal ruled out inside the opening five minutes.

Source: Irish Independent January 06, 2021 21:47 UTC