Manchester City have won the 2016 Capital One Cup following their 3-1 Penalty Shootouts win over Liverpool at the Wembley Stadium, in what was the first trophy in England’s top flight.
Both sides could not be separated at
the end of extra time having played a one-all draw due to Philippe Coutinho’s
late equaliser to cancel out Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho’s opener.
City were gifted an opening of their own as the match once again began to
ebb and flow, with Aguero latching on to a poor Milner header only to send his
attempted lob over the crossbar.
The match went all the way to
penalties, though, as City’s late pressure failed to tell and they were taken
to a first shootout since 2009, with Liverpool having been involved in six
since then.
Manchester City goalkeeper Willy
Caballero was the hero for Manuel Pellegrini’s side saving three spot kicks
from Lucas Leiva, Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana to seal a 3-1 win in the
shootouts. That experience counted for little, however, as Caballero saved
from Lucas, Coutinho and Lallana to allow Toure to stroke home the winning spot
kick and give City their fourth League Cup crown.
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