Twitter Reacts as Manchester City Beat Everton to Reach Capital One Cup Final

Manchester City overcame a 2-1 aggregate deficit to reach the Capital One Cup final with a 3-1 (aggregate 4-3) win over Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

Prior to kick-off, the main talking point from the ground was the bizarre presence of numerous blow-up bananas in the crowd:

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Inflatable bananas by the hundreds around The Etihad.

— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) January 27, 2016"

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Man of the Match so far: #MCFCvEFC pic.twitter.com/IMM7uKJhDx

— Unibet (@unibet) January 27, 2016"

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Can someone explain why there are bananas in the crowd?

— Paul (@paullyg1993) January 27, 2016"

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Have Man City given out inflatable bananas to try and fill the empty seats?

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) January 27, 2016"

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Wait... What? pic.twitter.com/nzS3LmA1y6

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) January 27, 2016"

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. @Squawka Someone’s going home empty-handed. pic.twitter.com/eW7b75NZMA

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) January 27, 2016"

On the pitch, it was Everton who struck first, as Ross Barkley capitalised on some slack City defending to fire home a fine strike:

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Sensational from Barkley. The #efc attacker at his very best, balance, burst of pace, touch, boldness and good finish. Poor City defending.

— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) January 27, 2016"

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Even Kanye’s impressed by Everton’s goal. Maybe. pic.twitter.com/Gx5e1g903l

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) January 27, 2016"

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Extremely good defending on Ross Barkley’s goal pic.twitter.com/RG8uYOEYC8

— SB Nation Soccer (@SBNationSoccer) January 27, 2016"

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Do Clichy and Otamendi get assists on that Barkley goal? The gap between them looked 35, 40 yards wide.

— Richard Farley (@richardfarley) January 27, 2016"

The home side responded swiftly, with Fabian Delph's shot taking a wicked deflection on its way into the net:

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Strong #mcfc response. Fernandinho's shot deflects in off the turning Baines. 1-1.

— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) January 27, 2016"

Into the second half, and City's pressure paid off when Kevin De Bruyne converted Raheem Sterling's cutback—though the ball appeared to have gone out of play:

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City 2-1. De Bruyne scores after Sterling crossed ball over line. Scott Ledger did not see it. Another one for the video tech campaigners

— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) January 27, 2016"

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De Bruyne scores! He had been on the pitch for 5 minutes. All square on aggregate now. #MCIEVE pic.twitter.com/5IHyxAVVlB

— 888sport (@888sport) January 27, 2016"

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5 - Kevin De Bruyne has scored five goals in five appearances in the League Cup this season, including at least one in every round. Target.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 27, 2016"

City were level on aggregate, and soon after, they were ahead, as Sergio Aguero met De Bruyne's cross with a well-placed header:

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75. YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! #cityveverton #mcfc pic.twitter.com/wKmN3i21qK

— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) January 27, 2016"

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GOAL! AGUEROOOOOOOO https://t.co/eHgbaRad0v pic.twitter.com/X9dHN7Lb0T

— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) January 27, 2016"

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Kun is the man #SuperStar #WNRH

— Trevor Sinclair (@trevor8sinclair) January 27, 2016"

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We're going to Wembley and now your going to believe us, and now your going to believe us, now your going to believe us 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

— Trevor Sinclair (@trevor8sinclair) January 27, 2016"

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You can almost pinpoint the exact moment Everton fans watched Sergio Aguero’s goal go in. pic.twitter.com/a6Zh8HOsHU

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) January 27, 2016"

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Welcome to life at Everton. pic.twitter.com/vJRPu9Fcze

— Robbie Dunne (@bobdonadini) January 27, 2016"

The game finished 3-1 (4-3), with City progressing to next month's Capital One Cup final at Wembley Stadium:

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The League Cup final is set: Liverpool vs. Manchester City! pic.twitter.com/vGOmXL2NxC

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) January 27, 2016"

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🎵 We're the famous Man City and we're going to Wembley! 🎵 #mcfc pic.twitter.com/AcQqTRgAuD

— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) January 27, 2016"

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Man City 3-1 Everton (4-3 agg) FT Congratulations to Man City who will play Liverpool in the Capital One Cup final pic.twitter.com/tqwc7iVJ2t

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) January 27, 2016"

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