Manchester City overcame a 2-1 aggregate deficit to reach the Capital One Cup final with a 3-1 (aggregate 4-3) win over Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
Prior to kick-off, the main talking point from the ground was the bizarre presence of numerous blow-up bananas in the crowd:
Can someone explain why there are bananas in the crowd?
— Paul (@paullyg1993) January 27, 2016
Have Man City given out inflatable bananas to try and fill the empty seats?
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) January 27, 2016
On the pitch, it was Everton who struck first, as Ross Barkley capitalised on some slack City defending to fire home a fine strike:
Sensational from Barkley.