How Manchester City reached the Carabao Cup final

Manchester City will take on Aston Villa in Sundays Carabao Cup final at Wembley.City are attempting to successfully defend their title and lift the trophy for the fourth time in five seasons.Here, the PA news agency looks back over the five matches that took Pep Guardiolas side into the final.Round three: Preston 0 Man City 3Raheem Sterling, hidden, celebrates at Deepdale (Richard Sellers/PA)City kicked off their quest for a third straight League Cup in style as they breezed to victory over Preston at Deepdale. First-half goals from Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus and a Ryan Ledson own goal wrapped victory up early for Pep Guardiolas men.Round four: Man City 3 Southampton 1Nicolas Otamendi, right, was on the scoresheet against Southampton (Nick Potts/PA)Sergio Aguero scored twice as City beat a Southampton side still shell-shocked by their 9-0 defeat to Leicester four days earlier. Nicolas Otamendi headed the opener before Agueros double, while Jack Stephens headed a late consolation for the Saints.Quarter-final: Oxford 1 Man City 3Raheem Sterling continued his scoring streak at Oxford (Mike Egerton/PA)City relied on Raheem Sterling to dig them out of a hole against resolute Oxford at the Kassam Stadium. Joao Cancelos opener was cancelled out by Matty Taylors equaliser for the hosts and, despite Sterlings late double, it was far from plain sailing for Guardiolas men.Semi-final: Man City 3 Man United 2 (on aggregate)Bernardo Silva, left, scored a stunner at Old Trafford (Martin Rickett/PA)City took a huge step towards Wembley by outclassing their derby rivals at Old Trafford. Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez and an Andreas Pereira own goal gave the visitors a 3-0 lead at the break and it could have been more. Marcus Rashfords second-half strike gave United a glimmer of hope for the second leg, but a 1-0 win at the Etihad Stadium was not enough for the Red Devils.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){

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