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A meeting between two former Manchester City coaches, Barry Murphy and Enzo Maresca, produced a lively and, at times, unpredictable League Cup quarter-final in Wales, but Chelsea’s superior depth proved decisive as they claimed a 3–1 win after a vastly improved second-half display. With 11 changes from the weekend, Chelsea fielded a heavily rotated side featuring ten recognised backups plus Caicedo, a lineup that looked like a collection of strangers in the opening 45 minutes