League Cup: I’m very proud of the team, says Pellegrini

City manager eyes quadruple challenge after crushing West Ham in semis.

LONDON: Manuel Pellegrini challenged his Manchester City stars to set their sights on a quadruple after they swept into the League Cup final in emphatic fashion.

Pellegrini’s side showed no mercy as two goals from Alvaro Negredo and a Sergio Aguero strike crushed West Ham 3-0 in the League Cup semi-final second leg at Upton Park on Tuesday.

The ruthless display in East London sealed a 9-0 aggregate triumph that was the largest semi-final margin of victory in the history of the competition.

City can now look forward to a Wembley showdown on March 2, which gives Pellegrini a chance to secure the first trophy since he arrived as Roberto Mancini’s replacement in the close-season.

“I’m very proud of the team,” said Pellegrini. “We arrived in the final winning the five games with 19 goals scored, with just one goal conceded.

“A final at Wembley is always a very important and I’m very proud of the team that we are still in four competitions.”

Published in The Express Tribune, January 23^rd, 2014.

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