Chaos as Rodri And Fabinho Clash During Fiery Man City vs Liverpool

• The Carabao Cup clash between holders Liverpool and Manchester City threatened to generate into chaos in the latter stages
• Considered to be the modern-day English Premier League rivalry, City dumped Liverpool out with a 3-2 scoreline
• A scuffle between Rodri and Fabinho was quickly resolved after a few words, pushing and shoving

Premier League fans were treated to box office action as Manchester City beat Liverpool in the Carabao Cup just days after the World Cup final.

The two giants clashed at the Etihad Stadium with the hosts knocking out the defending champions to seal progression to the next round.

The game was marked by tempered flares with both sets of players nearly coming to blows. With Manchester City leading 3-2 in the 77th minute, Rodri was hacked down by Fabinho.

Rodri responded by pushing Fabinho before captain Ilkay Gundogan rushed in and shoved Fabinho to the ground.

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As Daily Star reports, it threatened to turn out into a full-blown melee, but the players quickly regained their cool with both Rodri and Fabinho going into the book.

How it happened

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Nathan Ake's header proved decisive as Manchester City knocked holders Liverpool out of the League Cup in a dramatic 3-2 win at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday.

This last-16 clash marked the return to competitive action of two of English football's heavyweights following the World Cup break considering that their latest encounter was a high-octane affair.

Premier League champions City twice led through Erling Haaland and Riyad Mahrez, only for Liverpool to waste little time in drawing level thanks to goals from Fabio Carvalho and Mohamed Salah.

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Erling Haaland returns

Erling Haaland picked up from where he left off before the World Cup break with a beautiful goal against Liverpool. Haaland who was well rested through the World Cup break with Norway having not qualified proved the freshest in the match.

He skipped past Liverpool defender Joe Gomez to open the scoring in under ten minutes of the Carabao Cup

City will now play Southampton in the quarterfinals as they seek to reclaim a trophy, they lost out to Liverpool last season.