Liverpool beat Chelsea in League Cup shoot-out, Man City survive scare

- Rulli stars for City - Erling Haaland, Ruben Dias, Elliot Anderson and Gianluigi Donnarumma were among the City stars rested. Brighton went in front after 30 minutes when Malick Yalcouye steered Georginio Rutter's shot past Geronimo Rulli from five yards. Mateo Kovacic hauled City level 20 minutes later with a fine finish that curled into the far corner from 25 yards. Rutter restored Brighton's lead two minutes after half-time, slotting home from Jaouen Hadjam's cut-back. Vitor Reis deflected in Rayan Cherki's 72nd-minute free-kick to equalise for City.

Kovacic's penalty was saved by Jason Steele in the shoot-out, but Rulli denied Brighton's Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk to send City into the last eight. The sides meet again in the Premier League at the Etihad on Saturday. City will meet third-tier Bradford for a place in the semi-finals. Bournemouth extended their blistering run with a 3-0 win against Aston Villa at the Vitality Stadium. The Cherries beat AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League last week and followed that up with a 3-0 win at Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. Crystal Palace…