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Pep Guardiola invites Keith Andrews for coffee to discuss Man City vs Brentford controversy
Pep Guardiola has invited Keith Andrews to "discuss" the Brentford boss's claim that Abdukodir Khusanov should have been sent off
Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have now found out who they will face in the last-four of the Carabao Cup this season.City progressed into the semi-finals of the competition via a 2-0 victory over
Brentford boss Keith Andrews has been speaking to the media after his side were knocked out of the Carabao Cup: "We played with a lot of courage. I had to make some changes, with Dango [Ouattara] going away and a couple of knocks to [Igor] Thiago and Jordan [Henderson].
Keith Andrews has played down the severity of Igor Thiago’s injury after the striker missed Brentford ’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening. The Brazilian forward has been in excellent form for Brentford this season with 11 goals in the Premier League so far.
This Carabao Cup quarterfinal between Manchester City and Brentford takes place at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. GMT local time in the UK, which is 2:30 p.m. ET or 11:30 a.m. PT in the US, and is a 6:30 a.m. AEDT start on Thursday morning in Australia.
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Man City v Brentford: Team news
Man City XI: Trafford, Lewis, Khusanov, Ake, O'Reilly, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Bobb, Cherki, Savinho, Mukasa. Subs: Donnarumma, Dias, Haaland, Bernardo, Gvardiol, Nunes, Foden, Gray, Mfuni. Brentford XI: Valdimarsson, Henry, Van den Berg, Collins, Ajer, Kayode, Jensen, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Janelt, Schade.
Leeds United got a late goal from Dominic Calvert-Lewin to run their Premier League unbeaten run to three following a 1-1 draw with Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Manchester City cruised into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup as Rayan Cherki inspired them to a 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday. The France international opened the scoring with a stunning strike in the first half before a deflected effort from Savinho secured a spot in the final four for Pep Guardiola's side,