Carabao Cup, Semi-finals, 2nd leg
First leg: Newcastle vs Man City 0:2
Manchester City won 2:0 at St James Park, but Newcastle won't give up
without a fight. Still, they have a "mission impossible" knowing they
have lost 17 of their last 18 visits to Manchester City. Interesting to
be mentioned, the only match they won in the last 22 years came in the
EFL Cup when they claimed a 2:0 fourth-round away victory in October
2014. Something similar now is exactly what the fans are hoping for. To
attack Man City at Etihad sounds like a suicide, but they have to score.
Howe decided to start without a recognized striker at Anfield on Saturday, but I
think he will opt to recall Nick Woltemade or Yoane Wissa here.
Guardiola will ask a maximum from his players. He will definitely
rotate, but reserves are also top players. For example, Foden, Ake,
Marmoush, Reijnders, Nico, Lewis were on the bench against Tottenham. I
believe City will win again. They were able to win at St James Park, so
they are definitely able to win again, this time at home. The cup
competitions are very important for Guardiola in situation when Arsenal
are dominating the Premier League.