Rayan Cherki’s stunning strike sent Manchester City into the EFL Cup semi-finals thanks to a 2-0 win over Brentford. Pep Guardiola praised the non-regular members of his squad for stepping up in the absence of the big names who were rested.

“These players who didn’t play much played really, really well. We struggled early, but after that we took the game,” said Guardiola.