His shot was struck with his left foot, low and hard, and came back off Jakupovic’s left-hand post for Bony to slot in the rebound.
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De Bruyne stung the palms of Jakupovi with a powerful drive 10 minutes into the second half as City pushed for the second goal required to kill off the visitors.
Andrew Robertson got a last-minute consolation goal for Hull.
“I think the game we played against Liverpool was not a normal game for our team or for individual players”.
‘More than that we played the third game in less than one week and we have a very good response from the team with different names’.
“The players gave a very strong reaction”.
Bruce blamed himself for the setback against Derby, which knocked his side off top spot, after making too many changes in the absence of suspended defender Andy Robertson.
“If we needed a reminder how cruel it was to play against the big boys, we just had one”, BBC Sport quotes him as saying.
And striker Aguero, who came off with an ankle injury in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Southampton, may only have to sit out one game.
City manager Manuel Pellegrini has fond memories of the competition – it was also his first trophy in English football in 2014 – and is likely to resist the temptation to field a weakened line-up against the opponents from the Championship.
Captain Vincent Kompany, however, may not return until the clash with Swansea on December 12. Hull City in turn has three wins, one draw and one loss in their last five battles.
City were ahead just seven minutes later and the Tigers only had themselves to blame. A mix-up between Ryan Taylor and Chuba Akpom saw them leave the ball to each other in midfield and City seized their chance. I’ve got people who have waited patiently to play.
“It is important the players take out the positives in the second half”.
Jesus Navas fired a yard wide after Bony had headed down Silva’s cross.
Sterling was probably the last person Bruce wanted to see with his side hanging on by the skin of their teeth.
Deulofeu then turned provider as Everton doubled their lead eight minutes later through Romelu Lukaku.
Man City’s previous nine home games have all delivered three goals or more, but instead of being intimidated by the idea of taking that streak on, this column views the prospect of landing odds of [2.56] on a rare appearance of under 2.5 goals as an irresistible opportunity.
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Referee: N Swarbrick (Lancashire).
