'Mind-blowing': Samba scores debut double as Man City thrash Norwich in EFL Cup

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samba-floyd/2X2WRKbk/"]Samba[/a] was one of 10 changes Enzo Maresca made to the side that won a dramatic derby against Manchester United with 10 men on Sunday, and the 17-year-old made his case for more minutes going forward.[/p][p][b]"To get a debut like that is mind-blowing. I couldn't believe it myself," [/b]said Samba, the son of former Blackburn and QPR defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samba-christopher/pdKdSdeN/"]Chris Samba[/a].[/p][p][b]"But that's just the beginning, I've got a big career ahead of me. It was a great debut."[/b][/p][p]Brazilian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/allan-elias/UPBZMngB/"]Allan Elias[/a] also struck on his first outing since a £34 million move from Palmeiras, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cherki-mathis/vm0eu2V3/"]Rayan Cherki[/a] slotted home [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a]'s second in characteristically cool fashion.[/p][embed guid="84aee6a6-5e17-428b-a8d5-10389c597daf" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2100685840456241463" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norwich/Qo6off6p/"]Norwich[/a] also made nine changes with their focus on trying to achieve promotion from the Championship and were completely outclassed even by City's second string.[/p][p][b]Samba made sure his debut was one to remember as he stooped to head in Allan's cross after Daniel Grimshaw flapped at a cross.[/b][/p][image alt="Goalscorers" id="6da5faec-6c49-40e1-b04b-30310e1f0373" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="05f6c546-831c-4606-8d76-c8f25a68e464" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bouaddi-ayyoub/dpoNasPg/"]Ayyoub Bouaddi[/a] was given his first Etihad start following a 100 million euro arrival from Lille and marked it with an assist for Cherki to race clear and steer beyond the onrushing Grimshaw.[/b][/p][p]Amid City's major moves for Bouaddi, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-enzo/nZnbEVWP/"]Enzo Fernandez[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-elliott/KdYCbsbE/"]Elliott Anderson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ndiaye-iliman/Im0c6Oy7/"]Iliman Ndiaye[/a], Allan's signing was largely overlooked.[/p][p][b]But he showed his potential with a fine individual jinking run and finish to fire into the far corner on 48 minutes.[/b][/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="2082d78f-35d7-46e8-8b68-53c87005e1ca" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="8d9175de-9dfd-45dc-a86d-c1dc8f310110" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]Just moments later, Samba made the most of some more slack Norwich defending to curl brilliantly into the far corner.[/b][/p][p][b]Another of City's talented crop of teenagers rounded off the scoring when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcaidoo-ryan/SMCa1lCh/"]Ryan McAidoo[/a] stroked in late on.[/b][/p][p]Victory extended Maresca's perfect start as Pep Guardiola's successor at City to six consecutive wins across three competitions.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/manchester-city-Wtn9Stg0/norwich-Qo6off6p/?mid=0xXvydIM"]Click here for all the stats of the match[/a].[/b][/p][image alt="Match stats" id="8cd6b3b3-0acc-4544-81ae-d8275d3224c4" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="44617780-13d6-49be-a58b-32853452dc37" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /]