Manchester City spent just 15 minutes finessing their tactical plan that destroyed neighbours Manchester United in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final, Kevin De Bruyne has revealed.
Pep Guardiola’s side took a grip of the last-four clash with a 3-1 victory at Old Trafford ahead of the second leg in three weeks’ time.
City could have had an even bigger advantage after a thoroughly dominant first half when they tore apart an Ole Gunnar Solskjaer side that could not cope with their movement and slick passing.
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Guardiola surprisingly started without a striker, leaving Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus on the bench and used De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva as false nines, flitting between attack and midfield.