Romelu Lukaku puts Everton in box seat over Man City

Everton 2 Manchester City 1: Everton enhanced the prospects of a Merseyside derby in the final of the Capital One Cup with a thrilling victory over Manchester City to match what their local rivals did 24 hours earlier.

Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Stoke has made them warm favourites to reach the final on 28 February and Everton are determined not to miss out on a possible re-match of the 1984 final, which went the way of the Reds.

With just a one-goal lead it’s far from cut-and-dried with Manchester City such a formidable force at the Etihad Stadium and having blown away three previous opponents with 13 goals in three ties to reach the last four.