Sergio Aguero's double helps Manchester City enter quarters

London Manchester City cruised into the League Cup quarterfinals as Sergio Agueros double added to struggling Southamptons misery in a 31 win on Tuesday Pep Guardiolas League Cup holders were two up by halftime at the Etihad Stadium thanks to goals from Nicolas Otamendi and Aguero Guardiola had made nine changes to the team that beat Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday giving a debut to 18yearold midfielder Tommy DoyleDoyles grandfather Mike was Citys captain when they won the League Cup in 1976 and the club remain on course to win the tournament for the seventh time City who have lifted the trophy three times in the last four seasons began the fourth round tie serenaded by chants of We want 10 in reference to Southamptons 90 thrashing by Leicester on FridayAlthough City were never likely to match that incredible result their progress to the last eight was inevitable after a onesided first half The breakthrough came in the 20th minute when Bernardo Silva looped in a cross and Otamendi headed home Citys second arrived in the 38th minute when Kyle Walker sent over a cross and Aguero on his 350th club appearance produced a precise closerange finish for his 11th goal of the season Southampton are languishing in the Premier League relegation zone amid speculation boss Ralph Hasenhuttl is in danger of being sackedHasenhuttls cause was hardly helped when Aguero made it three for City in the 56th minute the Argentine poking in after Riyad Mahrezs shot deflected high into the penalty area It was little consolation for Southampton when Jack Stephens headed in from a James WardProwse corner in the 75th minute As if the last few days havent been painful enough for Southampton they have to do it all again on Saturday when they return to Manchester to face City in the Premier League The only frustration for City was a late injury to reserve leftback Angelino This competition is good to move the team onWe played seriously the quality of our passing was high Guardiola said The League Cup is really good for the young players and for the players who didnt play in the last game You cannot win four titles in one season when you dont play games so seriously I was happy with what I sawSilva serviceEverton eased the pressure on beleaguered boss Marco Silva with a 20 win over his former club Watford Silvas team are just outside the Premier League relegation zone after Saturdays lastgasp defeat at Brighton Another loss to a Watford team with an even worse record this season could have been fatal for Silva but Mason Holgate and Richarlison gave him some breathing spaceEverton who have never won the League Cup had to wait until the 72nd minute before they finally took the lead Theo Walcott guided the ball towards Holgate and the defender was free to thump in a header from two yards out Former Watford striker Richarlison completed the muchneeded win with a clinical finish in stoppagetime We deserved it We were the best teamWe were a little bit slow in some moments in the first half but we were better in the second half We were quicker more assertive and got our goals Silva said Leicester joined City and Everton in the last eight with a 31 victory at League One side Burton Sitting third in the Premier League Brendan Rodgers side maintained their impressive form despite nine changesKelechi Iheanacho Youri Tielemans and James Maddison scored for Leicester Oxford beat fellow third tier side Sunderland 42 on penalties after a 11 draw The 1986 League Cup winners are into the last eight for the first time since 1988 having already thrashed West Ham in the last round Colchester won 31 at fourth tier rivals Crawley as they followed up their memorable shock win over Tottenham in the previous roundCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereAlso download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever