Manchester City players celebrate [Source: Manchester City twitter]

Manchester City defeated Manchester United 3-1 to win the first leg semifinal of the Carabao Cup at Old Trafford.

City opened the account in the 17th minute through Bernardo Silver before Riyad Mahrez increased their lead to 2-0 16 minutes later.

United’s Andreas Pereira scored an own goal five minutes later to give City a 3-0 lead before the breather.

Half way there ?

? 1-3 ? #ManCity #CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/YQ07Knteby

— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 7, 2020

Marcus Rashford pulled one back for Manchester United for a 3-1 final scoreline.

A goal on his 1⃣9⃣9⃣th appearance for @ManUtd! #EFL | #CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/f33bbuKHnl

— Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) January 7, 2020

The second leg will be hosted by Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium on the 30th of this month at 8.45am with City having a 3-1 aggregate.

Derby day… with a twist!

? #ManCity #CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/8j1fpoBCYT

— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 7, 2020

The other semifinal will be played between Leicester City and Aston Villa at 9am tomorrow.