The last time Manchester City lost in the Carabao Cup, Barack Obama was President of the United States. Europe was freshly reeling from the UK's decision to leave. Leicester City were the reigning Premier League champions.
Then West Ham came along. David Moyes' boys – or the 'Backstreet Moyes', as Michail Antonio likes to call this merry band of brothers – are now one step closer to winning their first trophy together.
They're thriving in the Premier League, flying in the Europa League and now find themselves in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.