Manchester City, the current leaders of the English Premier League, returned to the field on Tuesday afternoon (24) after a thrilling 2-2 draw against Arsenal last weekend. Unlike the encounter with the London team, Pep Guardiola’s men had an easier time in the League Cup.
Facing Watford, a club currently playing in the English second division, City needed only a few minutes to determine their classification for the next stage of the tournament. Thanks to goals from Doku and Matheus Nunes, the team had already won 2-0 in the first stage. And with the “curiosity” that the giant of Brazilian football entails: the Gremio.
Keeping his first team intact, Guardiola opted for youngster Caden Braithwaite, the namesake of Gremio’s Danish striker. At just 16 years and 229 days, the defender became the third-youngest player to make his City debut. Contrary to his name, City’s Braithwaite is from England himself.
The second-most successful club in League Cup history, with eight titles, City took to the pitch with Ortega, Kyle Walker, Stones, Rico Lewis, Braithwaite, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, McAtee, Matheus Nunes, O’Reilly and Doku.
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