"It was exactly the start we didn't want. With the first goal, Dan [Burn] has gone to clear the ball and it's gone off their attacker and gone in. That sums up the start to the game that we had. It was the opposite of what we wanted, and it took the game away from us. In both games, if you look back, we are frustrated that we only scored one goal in two games."
"We don't feel we should have lost the first leg 2-0 on the balance of opportunities created. It could have been different, but we accept the reality. The last thing you want to do is have to chase a game. We were going for the match; we were trying to attack."
Manchester City beat Newcastle United 5-1 on aggregate to end Newcastle's defence of the EFL Cup. Omar Marmoush scored twice and Tijjani Reijnders added a goal, extending a 2-0 first-leg lead within the first 32 minutes of the second leg at the Etihad. Anthony Elanga scored a second-half consolation for Newcastle, while Yoane Wissa missed two clear chances. Newcastle produced 2.21 expected goals across the tie to City's 4.14. Newcastle have now lost 12 consecutive away matches to Manchester City, their longest away losing run to a single opponent, and exited as holders.
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