EFL Cup fourth round result: Nathan Ake wins it for Manchester City as Erling Haaland and Riyad Mahrez also score to knock holders Liverpool out

Haaland is back with a bang. The forward gets in front of Gomez to volley home de Bruyne's excellent left-wing cross.

Palmer cuts it back for de Bruyne on the edge of the area, but he can't connect cleanly with his first-time shot and it's easy enough for Kelleher.

The hosts have pretty much played the fledgling moments in the Liverpool half and have wasted two gilt-edged opportunities.

Haaland beats Liverpool's offside trap down the right. He saunters into the box and rolls it on a plate for Palmer, who can't sort his feet out and fires off target from close-in!

League Cup Record Overall: Liverpool 3 wins, Man City 2 wins, 2 draws.

The visitors respond and Nunez threatens on the left side of the area. The Uruguayan looks to get his shot away but sees his attempt well blocked.

Less than 20 seconds in and City should be ahead. Gundogan spins his man brilliantly on the left and sends Haaland clear. Kelleher is miles off his line but the big Norwegian blows his lines with a lob that flies way off target.

Man City get this cup tie underway.

Only three teams have knocked Man City out of this competition in the last nine seasons – Newcastle, Manchester United and West Ham.

The Citizens have won the trophy on eight occasions.

Liverpool currently hold the record with nine League Cup triumphs.

This will be the third meeting between the sides this season with Liverpool winning on the previous two occasions.

The Reds triumphed 3-1 in the Community Shield and then 1-0 in the Premier League at Anfield.

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"Our mindset is that we want to win it again. We know it’s going to be a tough game against City but we are the holders and we want to show we’re the holders for a reason. We want to try to progress to the next round and try to win it.”

Pep Guardiola reiterated that Lionel Messi is the best player he has ever seen after the Argentine led his country to World Cup glory.

Guardiola and Messi enjoyed years of success together at Barcelona.

There’s a sprinkle of fringe and A-listers in the starting XI for both sides tonight.

City start Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne but the likes of Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden are on the bench. Stefan Ortega features in goal while starlets Rico Lewis and Cole Palmer get a run out.

As for Liverpool, Mo Salah and Darwin Nunez start in attack but there are no places for Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander Arnold. Youngster Stefan Bajcetic is given a chance to shine in the midfield.

"It's a strange situation coming back from a World Cup and having this fixture straight [away]. It's [the same] for them and for us, but what I said, we will try and the team already proved in the past whoever [our] players are on the pitch, that they will make it a top show.”

"I have a feeling that the players in the World Cup are in a better condition than the players who were here. Sergio [Gomez], Erling [Haaland], Riyad [Mahrez], Cole [Palmer], they missed a little bit.

"This is important for players not at the World Cup to regain the rhythm."

LINE-UPS - MAN CITY: Ortega, Lewis, Akanji, Laporte, Ake, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Mahrez, Haaland, Palmer. /// LIVERPOOL: Kelleher; Milner, Gomez, Matip, Robertson; Bajcetic, Thiago, Elliott; Carvalho, Salah, Nunez.

Domestic football is back! Just four days on from the World Cup final in Qatar we have a clash of heavyweights in the League Cup. Man City host holders Liverpool in the stand-out tie of the fourth round.

Kick off 20.00 GMT.