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Carabao Cup Drama: Liverpool and Man City Edge Shootout Thrillers to Reach Last Eight

A dramatic Carabao Cup fourth round saw both Liverpool and Manchester City book their places in the quarter-finals via tense penalty shootouts. The Reds edged Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, while City overcame Brighton 4-3 from the spot.

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Liverpool edge Chelsea in dramatic Anfield shootout

Liverpool players celebrate their dramatic penalty shootout victory over Chelsea at Anfield.

Liverpool booked their place in the last eight after edging Chelsea 6-5 in a tense penalty shootout at Anfield. Joe Gomez scored the decisive spot-kick following Wesley Fofana's miss, after a 1-1 draw in normal time with goals from Morgan Rogers (40') and Cody Gakpo (43'). After the match, manager Xabi Alonso expressed his regret while Andoni Iraola was delighted as Liverpool secured a third consecutive home win to set up a quarter-final tie against Bournemouth.

Man City overcome Brighton as Enzo Maresca makes surprise admission

Manchester City celebrate booking their place in the quarter-finals after overcoming Brighton on penalties.

Manager Enzo Maresca made a shocking admission that Man City had not practiced penalties before beating Brighton 4-3 in a shootout to set up a quarter-final clash with Bradford City. A thrilling 2-2 draw at the Etihad saw goals from Malick Yalcouye and Georginio Rutter for Brighton, with Mateo Kovacic and a Vitor Reis own goal scoring for Man City. In the shootout, backup goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli emerged as the hero, saving spot-kicks from Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk.

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