22 Jan 2014

Manchester City sweeps into League Cup final

10:55 am on 22 January 2014

Manchester City have swept into English football's League Cup final with a ruthless 3-nil win at West Ham which completed a 9-nil aggregate victory in a brutally one-sided semi-final.

Manuel Pellegrini's side had already effectively booked their place at Wembley after winning the first leg 6-nil at Eastlands, but they didn't take it easy in the return at Upton Park.

Alvaro Negredo and Sergio Aguero put City two goals up before halftime in east London and Negredo struck again after the break to cap another clinical display from one of the most potent strike-forces in Europe.

City will face arch rivals Manchester United in the final on March 2nd if David Moyes' side can overturn a 2-1 deficit in the second leg of their semi-final at Old Trafford tomorrow.