Holders Manchester City booked their place in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup with a convincing 2-0 win over Fulham at the Etihad Stadium.
Both goals came via young Spanish attacker Brahim Diaz, who got off the mark 18 minutes in with a shot that deflected in off Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Diaz's bagged his second shortly after the hour mark when smashing a loose ball into the roof of the net, making sure of City's place in the fifth round of the competition.
Relive how the 90 minutes of action unfolded with Sports Mole's live text coverage below.
STARTING XI: Muric; Danilo, Kompany, Stones, Zinchenko; Delph, Foden, De Bruyne, Brahim, Jesus, Sane
SUBS: Ederson, Walker, Sterling, Aguero, Bernardo, Mahrez, Gomes
STARTING XI: Rico; Fosu-Mensah, Odoi, Ream, Sessegnon; Anguissa, Cairney, Seri; Vietto, Mitrovic, Schurrle
SUBS: Fabri, Christie, Mawson, S. Sessegnon, Le Marchand, De la Torre, Ayite
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Pep Guardiola: "I still feel we have a lot to improve. In the big events, especially in the Champions League, we need to be more clinical in this situation because sooner or later we are not going to win. In the second half [against Tottenham Hotspur] we should have the game over and that is the problem we have."
Slavisa Jokanovic: "This game has arrived at a good time for us. We can improve our process, ahead of an important challenge on Monday night. We're approaching this in a positive mood. We must be ready for the fight. We are not so satisfied with our start in the Premier League, and this game can give us an opportunity to find a better mood and find a better way to play football."
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23 - @ManCity have now scored in their last 23 meetings with Fulham in all competitions – only against Portsmouth have they ever had a longer such run (25 between 1963-2006). Streak. #MCIFUL
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 1, 2018
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Ederson, Walker, Sterling, Aguero, Bernardo, Mahrez, Gomes
FULHAM SUBS: Fabri, Christie, Mawson, S.Sessegnon, Le Marchand, De la Torre, Ayite
HALF-TIME | A solid 45 minutes with @Brahim's first senior goal the difference at the break in the @Carabao_Cup.
— Manchester City (@ManCity) November 1, 2018
🔵 1-0 ⚪️ #MCIFUL #mancity pic.twitter.com/NxFkjK7Zwr
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