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Joshua Da Silva of Brentford celebrates after scoring the winning goal.
If Manchester City’s presence in the English League Cup semi-finals isn’t a real surprise, the same cannot be said for second-tier Brentford.
By beating Newcastle 1-0 to defeat a fourth Premier League opponent so far in the competition, Brentford reached the semi-finals of a major cup competition for the first time in the South West London club’s 131-year history.
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Phoenix pick Clayton Lewis hopes to play his way back to the All Whites.
City players, on the other hand, are regulars in the commercial sector of domestic competitions and kept their bid to win the League Cup for the fourth consecutive season alive with a 4-1 win at Arsenal on Wednesday (NZT). .
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Arsenal substitute goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson helped the champions, who missed a free kick attempt by Riyad Mahrez to score 1-1 early in the second half and watched the ball twist behind him and into the net.
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Arsenal players watch in horror as Runar Alex Runarsson unleashes a free kick to concede against Man City.
More City goals from Phil Foden and Aymeric Laporte added to the agony of Arsenal and their under pressure manager Mikel Arteta, whose team has slumped to 15th place in the Premier League.
City are looking to claim an eighth League Cup title, tying Liverpool’s record in the competition.
The other quarter-final matches take place on Thursday, when Everton host Manchester United and Tottenham play second-division Stoke.
