Manchester City swept into the League Cup final with a ruthless 3-0 win at West Ham on Tuesday which completed a 9-0 aggregate victory in a brutally one-sided semifinal.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side had already effectively booked their place at Wembley after winning the first leg 6-0 at Eastlands, but they didn’t take it easy in the return at Upton Park.
Alvaro Negredo and Sergio Aguero put City two goals up before halftime in east London and Negredo struck again after the break to cap another clinical display from one of the most potent strike-forces in Europe.
City will face arch rivals Manchester United in the final on March 2 if David Moyes’ side can overturn a 2-1 deficit in the second leg of their semifinal at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
“It was a very professional performance. It was easy to think the game was finished from the 6-0 in the first leg, but it was important to reach the final winning all the games,” Pellegrini said after his team had sealed the biggest ever winning margin in a League Cup semifinal.
“Wembley is always important. To me it is the same whoever we play there.”
Source: Supersport
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