Gabriel Jesus scored four with Kevin de Bruyne, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker and Riyad Mahrez also scoring as Manchester City mercilessly destroyed Nigel Clough's side with 9-goals to nil on Wednesday night.


Headers from De Bruyne and Jesus made it 2-0, Jesus tapped in a third and Zinchenko's curler put City four up.

Jesus added two more headers, with Foden, Walker and Mahrez also scoring.

Joy for Kyle Walker, Manchester City players and their fans but yet again despair for the Burton players
This was the first time in more than 21 years that City had scored more than eight goals in a single match - they beat Huddersfield Town 10-1 in a second-tier league encounter in November 1987.

It means City have scored 16 goals in four days after thrashing Rotherham United 7-0 in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday.

Burton Albion keeper Bradley Collins
The second leg, merely just a formality, takes place at the Pirelli Stadium on Wednesday, 23 January, with the final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 24 February.

City, the current Carabao Cup holders, are set to meet either Tottenham or Chelsea in the final, with Spurs leading 1-0 after Harry Kane's penalty gave them a first-leg victory at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday.

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