MANCHESTER, UK — Manchester City punched their ticket to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup in emphatic fashion, putting five past Norwich City without reply at the Etihad Stadium.
A stellar performance headlined by debutant Floyd Samba saw the cup holders completely dominate from start to finish:
- 29′ — Floyd Samba opened the scoring with a well-placed header to mark his senior debut in style.
- 32′ — Rayan Cherki doubled the advantage just three minutes later with a crisp finished strike.
- 48′ — Allan wasted no time after the interval, driving home a third goal to seal a memorable debut.
- 54′ — Floyd Samba struck again from 20 yards out for his second goal of the night.
- 90′ — Ryan McAidoo capped off the dominant performance by lashing home a fifth goal right on full-time.
The 5-0 victory sends City through to set up a fourth-round clash against Brighton.
