All previous winners of the League Cup will wear a badge that marks the total number of times they’ve lifted the trophy in their history.
Starting against Huddersfield on Wednesday evening, it means City’s kits will include a special ‘eight’ sleeve badge when competing in the competition.
Only Liverpool (10) have won the League Cup on more occasions than the Blues, with our first success coming in 1970 with a 2-1 extra time win over West Bromwich Albion.
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Another 2-1 win, this time with an early Peter Barnes and iconic Dennis Tueart bicycle kick, secured our next triumph in 1976, this time over Newcastle United.
We’d have to wait 38 years for our next success in the competition when Manuel Pellegrini’s City beat Sunderland 2-1 in 2014, but that victory sparked a quite remarkable period of dominance.
A penalty shootout win over Liverpool would follow in 2016, before Pep Guardiola secured his first trophy as City manager in 2018 with a League Cup final win over Arsenal.
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That was the first of four successive League Cup triumphs, with Guardiola the only manager in the competition’s history to reach that incredible sequence of victories.
Our most recent success came in 2021 thanks to a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, having beaten Aston Villa and Chelsea in the previous two finals.
And our latest pursuit of another League Cup success begins on Wednesday, as we look to add another number to our sleeve badge come the end of the season.
Huddersfield v City App Coverage
As usual, the Official Man City App is the place to be on matchday for our League Cup tie with Huddersfield.
Two hours before kick-off, our regular text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre, continuing right across the evening until the final whistle.
Around 75 minutes prior to the game our Matchday Live show will start, with special guests Paul Dickov and Andy Morrison our special guests.
They’ll also be checking in regularly with Mike Minay and Karen Bardsley, who will be at the Joie Stadiu, commentating on our Subway League Cup clash with Everton, which is available to watch live on CITY+ from 19:00 (UK).
Once our Carabao Cup game gets underway, blow-by-blow text updates will continue in our Matchday Centre, while those with push notifications turned on will also be alerted to all the key moments as they unfold.
From midnight, highlights will be available when signing in, with a full-match replay and 20-minute review of the game also available on CITY+.
