Manchester City secured a 2-0 victory over Brentford in the 2025/26 EFL Cup quarter-finals thanks to goals from Laryan Scherki and Savio. In a post-match interview, Guardiola expressed satisfaction with the positive effects of rotating his squad and praised the players who came on as performing admirably.

Manchester City midfielder Mukasa's corner kick in the 32nd minute was headed on, and Rajan Sherkhi received the ball at the edge of the penalty area and fired a long-range shot into the net, giving Manchester City a 1-0 lead.

In the 67th minute of the second half, Reindes made a long pass, Savio stepped up to receive it and entered the penalty area before firing a shot. The ball deflected and went into the net, helping Manchester City extend their lead to 2-0.

Manchester City ultimately defeated Brentford 2-0. After successfully advancing to the League Cup semi-finals, Manchester City will host West Ham in the next round of the Premier League. Currently, Manchester City sits in second place in the standings with 34 points, three points behind leaders Arsenal, meaning the "Citizens" cannot afford to drop points in their title race.

When discussing Manchester City's recent schedule and squad arrangements, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said, "Players like Haaland and Diaz have been involved in a lot of matches recently, so other players need to be ready to play at any time."

"After the West Ham match, we will have seven days to prepare for the Nottingham Forest match, followed by four to five days before the Sunderland match, and then we will enter another crazy schedule."

Guardiola emphasized, "So we had to handle it this way, and we've been emphasizing this repeatedly these past few days. Everyone had to stay united today. The players on the bench also had to stay committed, and they proved that with their performance."

“Nunez was very focused, Bernardo Silva was as consistent as ever, and everyone was in form. Gevadiol was also on the pitch, and his level of commitment was incredible. Although we didn’t have much time to prepare for the next game, only one day, we’re already used to it.”