Manchester City has stumbled again in the League Cup. That competition that they won four times in a row between 2018 and 2021 will escape them for the second year in a row. Newcastle United, with a goal from Alexander Isak, defeated the treble winners (1-0) and took away the possibility of having a perfect season.
There will be no domestic quartet for Pep Guardiola's team for another year, an honor that no team in England's history has achieved. After losing last season to Southampton in the quarterfinals, this time the 'Sky Blues' hit it hard in their debut in the competition.
With an eleven without Erling Haaland, who did not play a minute, but with starters like Julián Álvarez, Jack Grealish and Josko Gvardiol, City succumbed to a Newcastle that was already a finalist last year and that knows that this League Cup is his best opportunity to break the title drought that dates back more than 50 years. In fact, the 'Magpies' have never won this competition.
It was not the friendliest crossing for Guardiola's men, and even less so considering how loaded the infirmary is - although he recovered Mateo Kovacic for this match - and Isak took it upon himself to remember it, when he pushed a great play by Joelinton at the far post, who left several City players before giving the assist.
Despite the attempts to achieve the tie, which was close in a shot from Rico Lewis in stoppage time, City say goodbye to another title at St James Park - they already lost the Community Shield in August - and will once again be unable to do so. the perfect season.
