Moussa made his Manchester City home debut: I just want to play and enjoy the game.

2025-12-18 02:46

Manchester City, nicknamed "The Blue Moon," defeated Brentford 2-0 in a crucial League Cup quarter-final match of the 2025/26 season, thanks to goals from Rajan Scherki and Savio. Moukasa, making his first appearance at the Etihad Stadium and starting in his first fit step, said he thoroughly enjoyed the game and was delighted with the team's advancement to the next round.

In the 32nd minute, Mukasa's corner kick was cleared, 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 received the pass and entered the penalty area before firing a shot into the net, helping Manchester City extend their lead to 2-0.

Manchester City ultimately defeated Brentford 2-0 at home, successfully advancing to the League Cup semi-finals.

"I really enjoyed the game," said 18-year-old Mukasa. "It was my home debut, so all I wanted to do was play, enjoy the game, and win, and that's exactly what happened. It was a wonderful day, and I think it perfectly reflects the character of this club."

“We are not only able to attract the best players in the world, but also to develop excellent players. So I think the performance in this game was outstanding and it demonstrated the capabilities of our youth training program very well.”

In addition, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said, "I am also very satisfied with the impact of the substitutes, but Rajon Scherki had a lot of defensive work in the second half and was starting to tire. That's why we needed Gwadiol, Nunez and Bernardo Silva to come on, which helped us improve the tempo."

“I don’t want Nico González or Nico Aurelli to play the full 90 minutes again. They’ve been playing a lot of games lately, and we have an important game against West Ham next. Like Foden, I don’t want him to play that many minutes either, but Oscar Bob is injured.”

Guardiola also said, "But overall, all the substitutes performed very well. We've advanced to the semi-finals again, so I'm really very satisfied."