Published 11:59 IST, October 30th 2019

Carabao Cup: Manchester City vs Southampton player ratings, result

Carabao Cup: City cruised into the quarterfinals of the tournament with a 3-1 victory over a struggling Southampton as the fringe players impress the manager

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Manchester City strolled into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup with a 3-1 win over Southampton at the Etihad Stadium. They still remain on course to win the cup for a third successive time after yet another cruising victory. Meanwhile, Southampton, who entered the fixture after being thrashed 9-0 at home to Leceister, tried stifling City’s attack with a defensive approach but failed to do so.

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A towering header from Nicolas Otamendi puts the current holders into the lead! #EFL | #CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/WJ61vk92lH
— Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) October 29, 2019

Carabao Cup: Manchester City vs Southampton; Match report

Despite some good defending by the visitors, Nicolas Otamendi eventually broke the deadlock with a header after 20 minutes and put the home side ahead. Sergio Aguero, then scored either side of half-time to secure City's place in the quarter-finals. Jack Stephens pulled one back for the visitors with 15 minutes remaining to finish the game at 3-1 to City.

A cuartos de final de la #CarabaoCup ! Y muy orgulloso de cumplir 350 partidos con @ManCityES Y vamos por mas 🤟🏽// Quarterfinals, here we go #CarabaoCup !
And I'm proud to play my 350th game for @ManCity - and for the many more to come! 🤟🏽 pic.twitter.com/dgQjLuY8aD
— Sergio Kun Aguero (@aguerosergiokun) October 29, 2019

Youngsters Eric Garcia and Thomas Doyle made their mark against the Saints which rightly impressed manager Pep Guardiola.

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Pep congratulates young Doyle on making City debut

PEP 💬 @tommydoylemcfc played well in position that isn’t his natural position, usually he is further forward. He played really good!

Congratulations to him on his debut.

🔵 #ManCity
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 29, 2019

The win though came with yet another injury concern for City's defence after Angelino limped off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury in the second half.