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manchester City Beat Newcastle to Reach Carabao Cup Final, Guardiola Questions Eligibility Rule
Manchester city progressed to the Carabao Cup final with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United, but Pep Guardiola has raised concerns over the eligibility of new signing Marc Guéhi for the final.
Guéhi was ineligible for the semi-final second leg as he had already played for Crystal Palace earlier in the competition and joined City on January 19th for a reported £30 million fee. The EFL Cup rule 6.4.2 states that a player can represent two clubs in the trophy if he joins the second club before the semi-final first leg. Antoine Semenyo was eligible for the semi-final as he joined from Bournemouth on January 9th.
Guardiola said: “I told the club we must ask – hopefully we can convince the Carabao Cup that Marc can play the final. I don’t understand why he cannot play the final. Hopefully they make a letter – you buy a player for a lot of money and he is not able to play for a rule I don’t understand.Hopefully they can change it.”
Yet, when asked if he was hopeful, Guardiola said: “No. To change the rule? no way.”
Of having the chance to win a sixth League Cup (his fifth), Guardiola said: “Many of us, including me, we are really happy to come back to the final – and for many players that have never been in the final, the Carabao Cup, or a final with this club, it’s a good thing to experience that.”
City’s goals came via a brace from Omar Marmoush and one from Tijjani Reijnders, all in the first half. Newcastle’s consolation was scored by Anthony Elanga after the break.
This left Eddie Howe disappointed as his side’s carabao cup defense ended. “It is indeed painful, we loved the ride we had last year – it was an incredible experience and we were desperate to have it again,” the Newcastle manager said.
Anthony Gordon was forced off before the break. “It looks a hamstring problem – a big worry,” Howe said.
Bernardo Silva is a doubt for City’s trip to Liverpool on Sunday due to a muscle injury.
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* Guéhi Transfer Fee: Corrected the transfer fee to £30 million based on multiple sources (e.g.,[https://wwwskysportscom/football/news/1[https://wwwskysportscom/football/news/1
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