Two huge games, two pulsating cup ties, and still all is to be played for. After 180 minutes of tension, six goals and heaps of drama saw Manchester City take the biggest step towards Wembley as they cruised to victory in the Manchester derby as Leicester and Villa scrapped to a draw in the pouring rain.

If it sounds like the kind of midweek double-header that might inspire an Oasis lyric, that’s because it was.

Manchester United 1-3 Manchester City

It would be cruel to say that Manchester City completely dominated the EFL cup version of the Manchester derby on Tuesday night. However, but for a 10-minute spell at the beginning and end of the game, it would be completely true, and that will be all the more damning for the red half of Manchester to accept this week.