Pep Guardiola Questions Rule That Will Keep Marc Guéhi Out Of Carabao Cup Final

Pep Guardiola has questioned nan norm which intends Marc Guéhi cannot play successful nan Carabao Cup last against Arsenal successful March, though nan Manchester City head has said nan nine will inquire nan Football League to reconsider.

City reached nan Wembley showpiece aft Wednesday’s 3-1 semi-final second-leg win against Newcastle, which gave them a 5-1 aggregate triumph aft nan 2-0 consequence successful nan first limb connected 13 January.

Guéhi was not eligible arsenic he had already played for Crystal Palace earlier successful nan title and joined City connected 19 January for £20m. The EFL Cup norm 6.4.2 states that a subordinate tin correspond 2 clubs successful nan trophy if he joins nan 2nd nine earlier nan semi-final first leg. Antoine Semenyo was eligible for nan semi‑final arsenic he joined from Bournemouth connected 9 January.

Guardiola said: “I told nan nine we must inquire – hopefully we tin person nan Carabao Cup that Marc tin play nan final. I don’t understand why he cannot play nan final. Hopefully we make a missive – you bargain a subordinate for a batch of money and he is not capable to play for a norm I don’t understand. Hopefully they tin alteration it.”

Yet asked if he was hopeful, Guardiola said: “No. To alteration nan rule? No way.”

Of having nan chance to triumph a 5th League Cup, Guardiola said: “Many of us, including me, we are really happy to travel backmost to nan last – and for galore players that person ne'er been successful nan final, nan Carabao Cup, aliases a last pinch this club, it’s a bully point to acquisition that.”

City’s goals came via 2 from Omar Marmoush and 1 from Tijjani Reijnders, each successful nan first half, Newcastle’s consolation scored by Anthony Elanga aft nan break.

This near Eddie Howe disappointed arsenic his side’s Carabao Cup defence ended. “It is painful, we loved nan thrust we had past twelvemonth – it was an unthinkable acquisition and we were hopeless to person it again,” nan Newcastle head said.

Anthony Gordon was forced disconnected earlier nan break. “It looks a hamstring problem – a large worry,” Howe said.

Bernardo Silva is simply a uncertainty for City’s travel to Liverpool connected Sunday owed to a musculus injury.