Manchester City are looking to reach their third successive Carabao Cup final, with just rivals Manchester United standing in their way. George Pitts previews the semi-final second leg.
0.5 pt Anthony Martial to score first at 11/1
0.5pt Over 1.5 Man United goals at 10/3
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Man City have one foot in the Carabao Cup final - which would be their fourth in five years in the competition.
The first leg seems a blur now, City winning 3-1 at Old Trafford at the start of the month and they just need to avoid a capitulation on Wednesday night.
They look to be back on track after that early season wobble and are now on a run of losing just one of their last 13. Their loss before that, though, was against United in a lively derby at the Etihad at the start of December.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were impressive in the first half and memories of that display might give them some confidence travelling across the city, even without the injured Marcus Rashford who inspired them to victory and scored on the night.
The other goalscorer was Anthony Martial, who could lead the line here in Rashford's absence. The Frenchman got a confidence-boosting goal in the FA Cup thrashing of Tranmere at the weekend and he was a key part of that attacking line which terrorised Man City's defence in that surprise away result.
He averages just under three shots per game in all competitions this term and, in the two Premier League games since Rashford was ruled out, he has had a total of eight shots, so he is clearly trying to fill that void left by the England international.
United have no reason but to go for it and they should score against a City back line that is usually suspect without Aymeric Laporte, regardless of changes made by Pep Guardiola.
With that in mind, and the fact City's players are so short in this market, it could well be worth a small play on Martial to find the back of the net anytime - but the 11/1 on him to get it first is more tempting as United will need to start well.
Sticking with the same theme, the confidence United will have from the weekend - a confident performance in a banana skin fixture - and from their Premier League win over City earlier in the campaign, leads us to thinking they may net a couple.
They have nothing to lose with it being a knockout competition and there is no reason why they cannot at least win on the night. If City keep it close then it will still see them through to the final.
The Red Devils have a strange knack of surprising us when we least expect it under Solskjaer, especially in the bigger games, so the 10/3 on them to net a couple is also appealing.
Prediction: Man City 1-2 Man United (Sky Bet odds: 22/1)
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