Manchester Town go out League Cup after surprise loss at Southampton | Soccer Information

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SOUTHAMPTON: Champions Manchester Town crashed out of the League Cup after struggling a surprise 2-0 defeat at suffering Southampton within the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Southampton, backside of the Premier League desk, scored two times within the first 1/2 thru Sekou Mara and Moussa Djenepo and Town by no means severely threatened to get again into the fit.
Mara scored his first function for Southampton within the twenty third minute as he hooked up neatly with a whipped move via Lyanco and the hosts doubled the lead 5 mins later when Djenepo noticed Town goalkeeper Stefan Ortega off of his line and curled a surprising effort into the highest nook.
Town, who’ve gained the League Cup six instances since 2014, didn’t sign up a shot on course because the second-half creation of substitutes Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland didn’t spark a revival for Pep Guardiola‘s facet.
Southampton captain James Ward-Prowse advised Sky Sports activities that his facet performed with out concern and praised new supervisor Nathan Jones.

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“(It’s) a unique night time. Those video games are particular to play in particularly when you are suffering within the league. We knew this was once a distraction from the league and a super show off. We confirmed no concern.
“It is all the time tricky when you are within the place we’re. The chief has been very good and has given us recent concepts and new power. He sought after us to be daring and competitive.
“We’ve been accountable prior to now of getting a end result at halftime and losing off. We confirmed a special a part of our recreation. We completely deserved the win.”
Town got here into the sport off the again of a 4-0 demolition of Chelsea within the FA Cup on Sunday however failed to copy the free-scoring shape.
Supervisor Pep Guardiola named a robust facet with Joao Cancelo, Jack Grealish, Ilkay Gundogan and Kalvin Phillips a number of the starters, but aside from an early shot dragged large via Gundogan they made little impact at the recreation.
It was once Grealish who had made the mistake which ended in the hosts’ opening function, giving freely ownership to Lycano who raced up the wing prior to offering the move for Mara.
Jones has didn’t halt Southampton’s deficient Premier League shape since taking up in November, however has gained all 3 of his crew’s video games in cup competitions – in opposition to Lincoln Town, Crystal Palace and now Town.