Pep Guardiola mainly fielded the second team when facing Newcastle United in the third round of the English League Cup. Accordingly, Erling Haaland sat on the bench. Goalkeeper Ederson, defender duo Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias and striker Phil Foden also did not appear from the start.

The away team’s defense often suffers from “Magpies”‘s attacks. In the 53rd minute, Bruno Guimaraes made a cross, completely eliminating Man City’s defense, creating an opportunity for Alexander Isak to score a goal.

After the defeat, Man Ciy players tried to press hard to find an equalizer but were unsuccessful. This was also the final score of the match, through which Man City received a 0-1 defeat on Newcastle United’s field and officially stopped in the third round of the Carabao Cup.

Although Man City is losing, the camera lenses show that Pep seems to be smiling and satisfied with the result

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Speaking after the match, Pep Guardiola said: “You think the target was the quadruple? We are more than happy with the treble…”, says via

. “Congratulations to Newcastle. They were very good tonight, credits to them”.

Indeed, Man City has many arenas and also many injuries, so Pep Guardiola has a reason to imply that they do not take this tournament seriously. And a loss for Man City will be no different than a victory