CARABAO CUP AFTERMATH(PART 1)

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Leicester City have scored 12 goals across a two-game period in all competitions for the first time since December 1964. 

#BRALEI(1-3 FT) 


Since his Manchester City debut in August 2011, Sergio Aguero has scored 242 goals in 350 appearances in all competitions, with tonight his 9th goal in the League Cup. Aguero has scored five goals in his last five games against Southampton in all competitions, after scoring just two in his first seven vs Saints.

#MCISOU(3-1 FT)


Nicolás Otamendi has scored two goals in his last six games for Manchester City across all competitions, as many as in his previous 66 appearances for the Citizens.

#MCISOU(3-1 FT)


Since his debut in February, Youri Tielemans has provided more assists than any other Leicester City player in all competitions (8).

#BRALEI(1-3 FT)

Before yesterday, Oxford United haven’t reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup in any of their last 27 seasons in the competition since they were eliminated by Luton Town in the semi-finals in 1987-88.

#OXFSUN(1-1 FT, Oxford win 4-2 FT)

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