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Manchester City just about managed to scrape over the line in their Carabao Cup tie with Watford, overcoming a late scare to win 2-1. Pep Guardiola was no doubt hoping for as quiet and uneventful a match as possible given his Manchester City side were playing just two days on from the combative and controversial draw with Arsenal. For 85 minutes he got his wish, too, with City on cruise control as they scored two goals in the first half through Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes. Watford had a couple of dangerous counters and were unlucky to see a goal disallowed for a soft foul but otherwise, the …

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