Newcastle 0 Man City 2: Semenyo benefits from rule change as Cherki all but seals Carabao Cup final spot for City

IN ANY other season, he wouldn’t even have been on the pitch. Antoine Semenyo’s 45-minute outing against Brentford in September, when Bournemouth made a tame exit, would have meant he was cup-tied. But the EFL’s pre-season rule change, which had Eddie Howe gritting his teeth on Monday, allowed Manchester City’s new £62.5million recruit the chance...