Football: City rout Wolves to reach last-eight

LONDON:

Manchester City followed their demolition of Manchester United with a 5-2 win at Wolves in the League Cup fourth round.

Mancini made 11 changes from the side that routed United  on Sunday, but City were still too strong for Wolves as Edin Dzeko’s double, strikes from Adam Johnson and Samir Nasri and a Dorus De Vries own goal booked City’s place in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 as Andre Villas-Boas’ side put the trauma of losing to QPR in the Premier League behind them. Liverpool defeated Stoke 2-1, with Luis Suarez scoring a brace. Blackburn eased the pressure on beleaguered boss Steve Kean with a 4-3 win over Newcastle.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 28^th, 2011.