The sixth and final matchday of Japan's Nabisco League Cup group stage took place on June 8, with
six teams advancing to the knock-out stage to join AFC Champions League combatants Kashima Antlers
and Gamba Osaka in the final eight.
The shock of the afternoon came before a crowd of 35,417 at Saitama Stadium, where visitors Nagoya
Grampus thumped hosts Urawa Reds 5-1, with in-form striker Keita Sugimoto scoring a hat-trick after
coming off the bench at the fifty-seventh minute mark.
Now that Mark Hughes and Garry Cook have formally taken over at Manchester City, the club can devote its efforts to player evaluations and transfers. Some news and notes...
Defender Sun Jihai could be heading for either Stoke or Bolton.
