Bristol City v Manchester City: Carabao Cup semi-final second leg – live!

23 January 2018 18:54
Carabao Cup updates from the second leg (first leg: 1-2)Bristol City won’t play the brave losers, says JohnsonRelive the old days in The TitleAnd you can email Scott here with your thoughts 6.54pm GMT Bristol City: to come.Manchester City: Bravo, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, B Silva, D Silva, De Bruyne, Sané, Agüero.Subs: Ederson, Danilo, Kompany, Sterling, Gündogan, Mangala, Touré. 9.39am GMT April 1909: it’s an awfully long time ago. Nearly 109 years have passed since Bristol City reached the final of the FA Cup, losing 1-0 to the Manchester United of Billy Meredith, Charlie Roberts and Sandy Turnbull. It remains the only major showpiece occasion in the entire history of the Robins. They came close to reaching another in 1971, but Spurs knocked them out of the League Cup semi-finals. They came close in the League Cup again in 1989, but Nottingham Forest did for them that time. And so here they are now, hoping it’s third time lucky in English football’s second cup.It’s only Manchester City in the way. The runaway Premier League leaders, English football’s champions-elect, a team that can call on the brilliance of Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane. God speed, Bristol City ... except Lee Johnson’s spirited side really did push Pep Guardiola’s team all the way in the first leg at the Etihad, so they’ve got more than just pie-in-the-sky hope. Another big performance, like the one that put out Manchester United in the quarters, could see Bristol City’s second major final become a reality. After their 2-1 defeat in the first leg of this semi, they need to win tonight, bottom line. They may need to rely on away goals (which only count after extra time) or perhaps penalty kicks. But they’ve proved they have what it takes to make it. Continue reading......read full article

Source: TheGuardian