Manuel Pellegrini purrs as Manchester City romp into League Cup final
Manchester City completed a resounding demolition of West Ham United by winning the second leg of their League Cup semi-final 3-0 on Tuesday to book their place in the final at Wembley 9-0 on aggregate.
With the tie effectively over after West Ham’s leaky defence shipped six goals in the first leg two weeks ago, City dished out an extra helping of humiliation with Alvaro Negredo scoring twice and Sergio Aguero also netting.
“It was a very professional performance,” City manager Manuel Pellegrini told Sky Sports after his side reached their first League Cup final in 38 years.
“It was easy to think the game was finished from the 6-0 in the first leg, but it was important to reach the final winning all the games.”
City will face either Sunderland or local rivals Manchester United in the final on March 2, with Sunderland holding a slender 2-1 advantage heading into the second leg on Wednesday.
It was important to reach the final winning all the games
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce might have hoped to see City field a reserve team as he looked for a morale-boosting, if purely academic, victory but his luck was out as Negredo and Aguero spearheaded a potent line-up.