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Man City out of the League Cup as Newcastle, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea advance

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Jack Grealish of Man City in action against Newcastle.[Newcastle]

Manchester City seems to win every competition it enters these days except the English League Cup.

Newcastle beat Man City 1-0 on Wednesday in the third round of the League Cup which also eluded Pep Guardiola's team during its storied treble last season. Guardiola's agitation at his team's first defeat of the season showed by getting a yellow card in the closing minutes for dissent to the match officials.

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