Rulli called it and saved two as Man City beat Brighton on penalties

📰 Manchester City drew 2-2 with Brighton and won 4-3 on penalties, with Gerónimo Rulli saving two, to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. 📌 Key points ⚽ City and Brighton drew 2-2 in the last 16 at the Etihad on 28 October. 🧤 Rulli saved from Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk in the shootout. 🗣️ Rulli said he had predicted he would save two. 🎯 Rayan Cherki scored the winning penalty. 🏆 City host League One side Bradford City in the quarter-finals. 📝 What happened ⚽ Malick Yalcouyé put Brighton ahead on 30 minutes before Mateo Kovačić levelled on 40 with a precise strike from the edge of the box. Georginio Rutter restored Brighton's lead on 47, just after the restart. 🎯 City drew level around 72 minutes when Cherki's free-kick deflected in off Vitor Reis. Enzo Maresca had rested five key players. 🧤 Kovačić had City's first miss in the shootout, but Rulli saved from Ayari and Dunk to win it 4-3. Cherki converted the decisive kick. 🗣️ Rulli said he had told Enzo Fernández he would save two if it went to penalties, adding: "For me it's my moment. In these situations I don't feel the pressure." Maresca said: "We could have done better defensively." 📊 By the numbers • Score: 2-2 (4-3 on penalties) • Rulli shootout saves: 2 (Ayari, Dunk) • Key players rested: 5 • Quarter-final: Man City v Bradford, week of 14 December 🔭 Why it matters After their first defeat of the season at Villa, City got back on track in the cup. According to GOAL, Gianluigi Donnarumma is still expected to start in the league. The sides meet again in the Premier League on 31 October, three days later.