Manchester City’s grip on the Carabao Cup was finally loosened as West Ham knocked out the holders on penalties.
Phil Foden missed from the spot for City while West Ham scored all five of theirs to reach the quarter-finals.
According to the42.ie, City had won this competition in six of the past eight seasons, including the last four.
In fact Tuesday marked five years to the day since they were last eliminated from this cup, a 1-0 defeat at Manchester United.
But they were held to a goalless draw by a dogged West Ham side, who then finished the job when Said Benrahma converted the winning penalty to the delight of a sold-out London Stadium.
Club captain Mark Noble, handed an increasingly rare start in what is his farewell season, enjoyed a fine match and also netted his penalty, as did Jarrod Bowen, Craig Dawson and Aaron Cresswell.
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Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola accepted that West Ham deserved to beat Manchester City as their five-year long Carabao Cup unbeaten run came to an end.
“An incredible run has finished,” he said after the game. “We finished in a good way. We played in a really good way, creating chances against a team who defended deep. On penalties, they were better. Congratulations to West Ham. Next year we will be back.”
