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Manchester City's Erling Haaland (L) and Kevin De Bruyne celebrate during the League Cup match agianst Liverpool in Manchester, UK, December 22, 2022. /CFP
Manchester City beat League Cup holders Liverpool 3-2 on Thursday, taking the lead thrice before setting up the round of eight with Southampton.
Defender Nathan Ake headed in what proved to be the winning goal in the 58th minute after Mohamed Salah had equalized one minute after Riyad Mahrez restored City's advantage early in the second half.
Erling Haaland scored his 24th goal of the season in all competitions to put City ahead in the 10th minute at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester but Liverpool responded in the 20th, when Fabio Carvalho knocked in a James Milner pass to complete a flowing move.
It was another fast and furious game between the two rivals who took the Premier League title race to a dramatic conclusion last season and, as then, it was City who finished on top.
Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp thought Haaland's goal was offside and lamented the fact Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is not used in the League Cup until the semifinal stage.
"We have VAR, the referees are used to VAR. The technology is here, why shouldn't we use it?," asked the German coach after the match.
"We worked hard, we did good stuff. It was not good enough for tonight but it's City at their home ground, it will always be an incredibly difficult game."
City manager Pep Guardiola, who enjoyed a first win over Liverpool in six matches in all competitions, was pleased with his side's performance though.
"We cannot say it was not a good game," he said. "It's not easy to keep the ball against Liverpool because they have a defensive structure that is the most difficult I ever faced in my career."
(With input from Reuters）
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