"Manchester City defeated Brentford 2-0 to advance to the Carabao Cup semi-finals with goals from Cherki and Savio to get the job done at the Etihad. The side saw a range of changes from the lineup that defeated Crystal Palace 3-0 at the weekend. James Trafford replaced Donnarumma in goal. Lewis, Kusanov, Ake, and O'Reilly were in defence. Gonzales, Reijnders and Cherki were in midfield with Savio, Bobb and Mukasa in attack."
"Brentford started relatively well, pinning the City defence in their half and applied the pressure. In one instance, a contentious call was made when Khusanov fouled Schade on the edge of the box. Despite Brentford's pleas that the Uzbeki defender should've been shown a red card for committing a last man denial of a goal scoring opportunity challenge, the referee only brought out a yellow card for the defender. A big let off early on for Khusanov and City."
"In the 32nd minute, a city corner was cleared by Brentford and fell straight to Cherki. The Frenchman took a shot from outside of the box which flew into the top right corner to give the Blues the lead and break the deadlock. Eventually after substitutions were made, the Blues got their second through Savio, who ran down the line and took a shot in the box which deflected off Brentford defender Ajer and over the head of the keeper to make it 2-0."
Manchester City advanced to the Carabao Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Brentford at the Etihad. A rotated City lineup featured James Trafford in goal, a back four of Lewis, Khusanov, Ake and O'Reilly, and midfielders Gonzales, Reijnders and Cherki with Savio, Bobb and Mukasa leading the attack. Brentford pressured early and saw a contentious challenge by Khusanov on Schade result only in a yellow card. Oscar Bobb suffered an injury and was replaced by Phil Foden. Cherki opened the scoring with a long-range strike in the 32nd minute, and Savio's deflected finish made the score 2-0.
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