Nathan Ake Score Winner For Manchester City To Knock Liverpool Out Of The Carabao Cup.

Holland and Manchester City center-back Nathan Ake headed in the winner as his side beat holders Liverpool 3-2 in a Carabao Cup thriller to reach the quarter-finals.

Despite not playing competitively for a month during the World Cup break, City and Liverpool returned to action at a ferocious pace as Fabio Carvalho canceled out Erling Haaland’s 10 minutes opener after 10 minutes in a frantic start.

Riyad Mahrez nudged City back in front two minutes after the break but within 47 seconds Liverpool leveled through Mohamed Salah in the 48^th minute after Darwin Nunez’s cut-back following a rapid counter.

However, an unmarked Ake popped up at the back post to nod in the decisive goal after Kevin De Bruyne’s to book City’s place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals against Southampton at the St Mary’s on January 10 or 11.