Man City Find Out Carabao Cup Quarter-Final Opponents After Brighton Win

Man City Find Out Carabao Cup Quarter-Final Opponents After Brighton WinWhat should Man City achieve this season?More VideosIt was Enzo Maresca's side who ultimately came out on top after a dramatic 90 minutes of action at the Etihad Stadium, with the two sides playing out an enthralling 2-2 draw culminating in a penalty shoot-out win for the hosts.Malick Yalcouye would put Brighton & Hove Albion into the lead on the stroke of the half-hour, before Mateo Kovacic would strike from outside of the penalty area to take Manchester City into the half-time interval level.Within minutes of the second-half restart, Georginio Rutter would put the Seagulls back ahead and should have arguably scored more than once in the second portion of 45 minutes against Fabian Hurzeler's men.With less than 20 minutes remaining, a Rayan Cherki free-kick would take a nick off of the heel of Vitor Reis, in what was the Brazilian's first goal for Manchester City and a strike that would ultimately take the game to a shootout.Geronimo Rulli would then prove to be the hero for the hosts, as the Etihad Stadium's summer recruit as new back-up goalkeeper would deny Brighton twice from the spot to send the club into the last-eight of the League Cup as their defence of the trophy continues.Following Wednesday night's victory over Fabian Hurzeler's side at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City have received their fate for the quarter-final stage of the 2026/27 Carabao Cup.Fleetwood Town vs Everton or Newcastle UnitedManchester City vs Bradford CityCrystal Palace vs SunderlandLiverpool vs AFC BournemouthWhen will the quarter-final matches take place?The Carabao Cup's quarter-final ties will take place during the week commencing 14 December.For Manchester City, that will mean their cup clash against Bradford City at the Etihad Stadium will follow the home meeting with Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday 12 December.The Carabao Cup last-eight clash will then be followed by the 3PM meeting with Premier League newcomers Hull City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday 19 December.