Rayan Cherkis stunning strike put Manchester City on their way to the League Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday.
Ahead of the hectic festive Premier League schedule, Pep Guardiola could afford to give Erling Haaland the night off as his side secured a sixth consecutive victory in all competitions. Haaland was left on the bench among seven changes by Guardiola at the Etihad.
Abdukodir Khusanov was one of those handed a rare start, and the Uzbek defender was lucky to see a yellow card for chopping down Kevin Schade when the German looked set to run through on goal.
