Colchester United scored twice in the opening 20 minutes to set up a 2-1 victory over Manchester City in Premier League Cup Group C at the Weston Homes Community Stadium.
Matt Briggs and Dexter Peter both found the net from corners before Paolo Fernandes replied just after the half-hour mark.
But Man City could not find the equaliser and the U's held on to go top of the group, one point ahead of Hull City. Man City stay third after their second defeat in three group matches, two points above Derby County. There are six rounds of matches in each group.
Here's our match report as #ColU U23s ran out 2-1 winners against Manchester City on Thursday evening: https://t.co/og244kBKY8 pic.twitter.com/AYgd4v8qyR
— Colchester United FC (@ColU_Official) January 19, 2017
Colchester's next match in the competition is at home to Hull on Monday, while Man City take on Derby at the City Football Academy on Wednesday.
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(Photos courtesy of Richard Blaxall, Colchester United FC)
