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League Cup | Holders Manchester City took a big step towards returning to the League Cup final with a 3-1 win over Manchester United in their semi-final, first leg at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
City outperformed its neighbors in the first half, going 3-0 in the break before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side regrouped and avoided what might have been a more emphatic defeat.
Final | The busy Portugal international then set up City's second, collecting a poor lead clearance from Victor Lindelof and dancing past a challenge to Riyadh Mahrez, who rounded goaltender David de Gea and slotted home.
City then hit United on a counter-attack that began Kevin De Bruyne's blast to the target until De Gea's parry ricocheted United Midwayer Andreas Pereira into the corner.
United looked more solid after the introduction of Nemanja Matic at the break and got a foothold in the tie through Marcus Rashford's 70th minute goal.
Leicester City will face Aston Villa in the first leg of the second semi-final on Wednesday.