As it Happened: Manchester United 0-2 Manchester City LIVE: Fernandinho sends city to Wembley

That brings an end to VAVEL's coverage of Manchester City's 2-0 win over Manchester United.

Pep vs. Jose awaits...

Bring on the final!

 

City have reached their fourth successive Carabao Cup final, winning the previous three.

Only Liverpool have managed to match this feat, having won all four of their consecutive final appearances

 

Fernandinho scored his first goal since Oct 2018 and first League Cup goal since 2016 final.

John Stones' goal was also his first in over three years

The referee brings a close to a fascinating contest at Old Trafford.

John Stones gave City the lead after a free kick travelled all the way across the six yard box as he tapped home at the back post.

Fernandinho then sealed the result in emphatic style, volleying home a partially-cleared corner past the stationary Henderson.

All in all, probably a deserved victory with City looking the more comfortable on the ball.

United had chances to score themselves, but ultimately their poor final third play let them down.

City will now meet Spurs in the final at Wembley on April 25th.

Greenwood does well to win United a corner

There will be three added minutes

Ruben Dias wins Sky's MOTM

Donny van de Beek is given just three, yes THREE, minutes on the pitch as he replaces Fred

City are through, and what a way to do it!

The corner is cleared only as far as Fernandinho whose first time volley is drilled along the floor into the bottom corner!

Just as United started to turn the screw, City hit them out of the blue

City win a corner from De Bruyne's deflected effort

Fernandes shoots unnecessarily from 40 yards and it unsurprisingly sails over the bar

Rodri replaces Mahrez

Cancelo booked for reacting to a shoulder barge from Shaw

Greenwood replaces Fred

Fernandes fires over from the edge of the box

Fred booked for a foul on Gundogan

Fernandes strikes from distance but its no issue for Steffan

Maguire meets the corner but heads it wide and over

Martial gets in behind but his low ball is cleared for a corner

United yet again lose possession needlessly as Mahrez travels 30 yards with the ball before firing towards the top corner.

However, Henderson keeps it out with a fingertip save

Martial heads the ball onto Zinchenko for a corner, but the referee gives a goal kick

Sterling header was going wide but Henderson is unsure and tips it wide

Cancelo fires one from miles out which fizzes narrowly over the bar

City are ahead!

A free kick comes all the way across the six yard area before Stones prods it home at the back post

Fernandinho is booked for a poor challenge on Pogba

United get the game back underway!

The teams are back out and the second half is almost here

The referee brings a bizarre first half to an end.

Three disallowed goals is all there is to talk about really.

Very much hoping the second half is an improvement

Mahrez's effort from distance is way wide

Appeals for a handball by Stones but the referee waves play on

De Bruyne gets in behind on the left but his cross is easily dealt with again

Maguire comfortably clears a couple of low balls into the box.

City looking to turn the screw but still not looking too threatening

Sterling goes down after being seemingly blocked off by Shaw, but nothing is given

Space opens up for McTominay who strikes from distance.

However, his shot sails harmlessly over the bar

Fred looks for Rashford over the top and he would have been in had his touch not let him down

Another United break down the right before Rashford picks out Martial on the edge of the box.

However, instead of shooting he opts to flick it on to Pogba, which is intercepted

An ocean of red shirts flood the six yard area, Maguire meets it, but can't direct it goalwards

Rashford beats Zinchenko down the right before firing at goal.

He probably would have scored were it not for a heroic block by Dias

Foden now puts the ball in the net however...

You guessed it, offside!

Corner to City

Nothing much happening unfortunately, the tempo has just dropped a level

City camped in the United half looking for that killer ball.

Fernandes tries to launch a counter but Zinchenko deals with it well

Kevin De Bruyne drives through the middle before rifling a 20-yard drive onto the face of the post

United win the ball back high up the pitch as Fernandes finds himself with space on the edge of the box. 

His curling effort looks destined for the top corner but Steffan tips in wide

United break through Pogba but his final ball is uncharacteristically poor

Now City have the ball in the net through Gundogan, but the flag is up again!

What a start to the game so far

City, as expected, are dominating the ball so far and look very tidy in possession

The ball is in the net for United with what would have been a Stones own goal, but Rashford was offside in the build up

The game is underway at Old Trafford!

The players are out on the pitch, kick off is fast approaching...

A win for either team today would secure their place at Wembley in the Final against Tottenham Hotspur.

Spurs will be looking to win their first trophy since winning the, then, Carling Cup almost 13 years ago

"He’s [Henderson] been looking forward to playing in this ground for many, many years and it’s finally happened. He’s prepared well and has been training on the pitch just to get his surroundings and get his bearings which is brilliant preparation."

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United and City have already player each other at Old Trafford this season, with the game finishing 0-0.

We're all hoping for a more lively affair this time round with a spot in the final on the line.

Manchester United come into this game off the back of a 2-1 win over high-flying Aston Villa to put them joint top of the Premier League.

Meanwhile, Manchester City schooled Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, winning 1-3 after a dominant display.

After the Belgian's masterclass at Stamford Bridge, can he replicate his performance at Old Trafford tonight?

 

The 'Ice Man' is reinstated into the United back line despite Eric Bailly's monstrous form.

Will this prove to be a stroke of genius by Solskjaer?

 

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Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus could be back for City after completing a period of isolation following positive Covid-19 tests announced on Christmas Day.

However, Ferran Torres, Ederson, Tommy Doyle and Eric Garcia are all still out.

Edinson Cavani is suspended for Manchester United's Carabao Cup semi-final against rivals Manchester City.

The 33-year-old striker serves the second match of a three-game ban handed down by the Football Association for using a racial term in a social media post.

Long-term absentee Phil Jones remains sidelined but United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he has no other injury concerns, which means Victor Lindelof should return from a back complaint.

This will be the fourth successive semi-final Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has led his side to, having lost the previous three.

Can his side end the streak against their neighbours, who coincidentally knocked them out at this stage of last season's Carabao Cup.

Manchester United vs Manchester City will kick off at around 19:45 BST

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