Manchester City will face Southampton in the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup at Saint Mary's Stadium.
City, who have won the competition in four of the last five seasons, most recently winning it during the 2020/21 campaign, sealed their place in the last eight with a 3-2 win over Premier League rivals Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday evening.
Erling Haaland, Riyad Mahrez and Nathan Ake were all on the scoresheet for Pep Guardiola's side, with Fabio Carvalho and Mohamed Salah scoring for the visitors. Liverpool drew level twice in the game, but the home side took the lead for the third time in the 58th minute and were able to see the remainder of the tie out.
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City's reward for getting the better of Jurgen Klopp's side is a quarter-final showdown with Southampton. The Saints sealed their place in the last eight with a win over Lincoln City on Tuesday evening.
Prior to the draw, Blues attacker Mahrez admitted that Guardiola's side would be focusing on the Premier League until the quarter-final tie came around.
"We’re going to take it game by game and concentrate on the next Premier League game, which is the most important for us at the moment," he told Sky Sports.
Quarter-final ties will take place in the week commencing January 9, 2023.
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