Manchester City Triumphs Over Watford Amid Controversy in Carabao Cup

City's 2-1 victory sees early goal by Doku, Nunes' first for the club, and a disallowed Watford equalizer.

Manchester City advanced to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 win against Watford at the Etihad Stadium.
Jeremy Doku opened the scoring for City in the fifth minute, capitalizing on a misplaced back-pass by Watford's Ryan Porteous.
Matheus Nunes doubled City's lead in the 38th minute, marking his first goal for the club since joining from Wolverhampton.
Watford's Kwadwo Baah had a goal controversially disallowed for a foul on City's 16-year-old debutant Kaden Braithwaite.
Tom Ince scored a late goal for Watford in the 86th minute, but City held on to avoid a penalty shootout.