Manchester City player ratings from the Manchester Evening News as Enzo Maresca's side took on Brighton in the Carabao Cup

Manchester City booked their place in the last eight of the Carabao Cup with a penalty shoot out victory over Brighton after a 2-2 draw at the Etihad.

Enzo Maresca had given five of his best players the night off to manage their workloads and a number of others were only named as substitutes as the manager made nine changes from Saturday's defeat at Villa Park. They shrugged off complaints of offside over Brighton's opener and Mateo Kovacic ensured the game was level at the break.

However, they conceded again at the start of the second half and had to rely on Vitor Reis levelling when Rayan Cherki's free-kick hit the defender and went in. Neither side could find a winner before penalties, resulting in the decisive shootout.

Here are your player ratings from the Manchester Evening News.

Rulli: Could do little with the two goals he conceded, although his distribution wasn't always wise. Was the hero of the shootout, saving two penalties 8

Lewis: A good performance apart from the bit where Brighton attacked and scored down the left and he was nowhere to be seen. 6

Reis: Solid enough with everything he was asked to do defensively and he earned his luck with the second goal. 7

Guehi: One or two nervy moments but otherwise he had a much calmer game than he managed at Villa Park. 6

O'Reilly: Still feeling his way into this season and played a hybrid role that he didn't look fully confident in. 6

Bouaddi: Did well to keep the ball in tight spaces and unfortunate to be booked, which likely resulted in him being whipped off at half-time. 7

Kovacic: Took his goal very well and ended with a net positive with his marauding runs up the pitch that had mixed success. 7

Cherki: Gave the ball away a number of times but also produced moments of quality that nobody else could - and what a fifth penalty. 8

Foden: Came into the game and produced some strong driving runs as well as the assist for Kovacic. 8

Allan: His pace was useful for a few moves, but he was lacking strength up against his defender that limited any progress. 6

Samba: Struggled to get into the game for most of the half but his biggest involvement helped bring the Kovacic goal. 6

Substitutes

Ait-Nouri (for Bouaddi, 46) Did well to shut Brighton out and help with the attack. 7

McAidoo (for Samba, 46) Couldn't get going and there was a poor offside late on. 6

Doku (for Allan, 61) His introduction made a real difference to the momentum of the game. 7

Khusanov (for Lewis, 75) A wild ball booted out for a corner that nearly cost City. 6

Fernandez (for O'Reilly, 86) Good penalty. 6

Not used: Bettinelli, Braithwaite, Ndiaye, Oliver