This Carabao Cup quarterfinal between Manchester City and Brentford takes place at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. GMT local time in the UK, which is 2:30 p.m. ET or 11:30 a.m. PT in the US, and is a 6:30 a.m. AEDT start on Thursday morning in Australia.

It was over lunch in the sumptuous surrounds of the tunnel club at the Etihad Stadium that Khaldoon Al Mubarak spelt out his hopes of Pep Guardiola building a Sir Alex Ferguson-style dynasty at Manchester City.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media about goalscorer Rayan Cherki: "To shoot from close to the 18-yard box of the opponent, he is an exceptional player. It was a fantastic goal, even a blind guy or a blind woman can realise that. It is not necessary to be a journalist or a manager to realise he is a fantastic player.

Manchester City are monitoring Antoine Semenyo's situation ahead of the January transfer window, sources have told ESPN, but believe they could face competition for his signature from a host of Premier League rivals.

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-0 to continue their Premier League title charge. Erling Haaland scored a double, the second from the spot, either side of Phil Foden netting a fine low strike. Yeremy Pino and Adam Wharton both hit the woodwork on a frustrating afternoon for Palace, who stay fifth.

Manchester City survived a few early scares before eventually coasting to a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday, led once again by goal-scoring extraordinaire Erling Haaland.

Manchester City eased into the semi-finals of the League Cup with a 2-0 home win over Brentford on Wednesday, and will meet holders Newcastle United who needed an added-time Lewis Miley goal to beat Fulham 2-1 at St James' Park.

Will the Bowen-Wilson partnership cause an upset? Or will Man City keep cranking up the pressure on leaders Arsenal.

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Savinho (left) entered the limelight during his time with Girona, part of City Football Group. / X/ManCity Manchester City announced the club signed Brazilian winger Savinho to a new contract, seeing his stay at the Etihad Stadium extended through 2031.

Man City XI: Trafford, Lewis, Khusanov, Ake, O'Reilly, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Bobb, Cherki, Savinho, Mukasa. Subs: Donnarumma, Dias, Haaland, Bernardo, Gvardiol, Nunes, Foden, Gray, Mfuni. Brentford make six changes following the weekend's draw at Leeds.