After scoring a 151 goals in 181 appearances Haaland has suddenly gone missing. Pep’s plan B was Omar Marmoush. Last february he had actively participated in the demolishing of Newcastle by scoring a hat trick in a 4- 0 win. He almost did it again – missed by just one one goal. The win took Man City to the finals of the ELF Cup.
(Unlike the FA Cup, which is open to hundreds of clubs belonging to The Football Association, which runs football in England, the EFL Cup is open only to the 92 teams in the top four divisions of English football,those playing in the top-level Premier League and the English Football League, which includes the next three .)