He sent a wayward effort wide with both Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor well placed in the middle.
The midfielder has been nominated alongside his Chelsea colleague Didier Drogba and Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor.
Their star player Emmanuel Adebayor has had a fiery relationship with the national set-up.
William Gallas put Arsenal in front seconds after the re-start and Emmanuel Adebayor bundled home their third.
Emmanuel Adebayor gave City a first-half lead from the spot after Richard Stearman had brought down David Silva.
In a match dominated by the English side, Silva, Emmanuel Adebayor and Jo also came close to scoring.
Capello was impressed by his brilliant run to set up a tap-in for Emmanuel Adebayor at Anfield on Tuesday.
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is also in talks over a move to Eastlands.
Tottenham's attacks had looked blunt up to that point, not least because it was without star center forward Emmanuel Adebayor.
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But six minutes into extra-time, the previously quiet Emmanuel Adebayor silenced Inter's fans when poking home a vital away goal.
If only Emmanuel Adebayor could have shown such predatory instinct the game may not have been lost for the visitors.
The Serbia international kept his place for the visit of City and cancelled out Emmanuel Adebayor's penalty before David Edwards's second-half winner.
Arsenal looked lethargic, but threatened briefly when Emmanuel Adebayor headed just over.
City's Emmanuel Adebayor later saw a volley well saved by Simon Mignolet.
Nicklas Bendtner headed wide and Emmanuel Adebayor missed with a low shot across goal as the Gunners failed to score a decisive second.
Togo made the perfect start by taking the lead on 13 minutes when Emmanuel Adebayor's through ball sent Gakpe clear to fire home.
This can lead to grumbling and unhappiness in the locker room, with reports in England suggesting that Emmanuel Adebayor was one such malcontent.
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Aside from Lescott and Sylvinho, City have also recruited Kolo Toure, Gareth Barry, Carlos Tevez, Roque Santa Cruz and Emmanuel Adebayor this summer.
The hosts took the lead in the 39th minute when Stephen Ireland's pass found Emmanuel Adebayor, who rifled a 20-yard strike beyond David James.
At the other extreme are players like Emmanuel Adebayor, who are all too happy to rub their former fans' noses in their current glory.
Recently, Inter Milan was charged by European football's governing body UEFA for racist chanting towards Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who plays for English club Tottenham.
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Santa Cruz joins up with Mario Balotelli, Carlos Tevez, Emmanuel Adebayor and Jo in a fearsome array of firepower which will be at Mancini's disposal.
James showed he was equally adept at reading the game as he rushed out of the box to get the ball ahead of Emmanuel Adebayor.
Fernando Torres looked to have settled it when he scored in the top corner, until a superb Theo Walcott run allowed Emmanuel Adebayor to tap in.
Wenger's side nearly retook the lead when first Emmanuel Adebayor's effort was well saved by Isaksson and then Alexander Hleb flashed a left-footed strike just wide.
Arsenal were without injured Emmanuel Adebayor and the suspended Robin van Persie, while United predictably restored Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov after the Champions League draw at Celtic.
The 19-year-old had been linked with a move to the SPL or the Premiership, and has been compared to Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor in front of goal.
In response to their failure at White Hart Lane, Hughes dropped two of his most valuable assets, Emmanuel Adebayor and Robinho and brought in Santa Cruz and Bellamy.
In 2009, out went central defender Kolo Toure (another captain: Do we see a pattern here?) and center forward Emmanuel Adebayor, the second-leading goal scorer the year before.
City looked dangerous when they broke and Tim Krul was kept busy by a powerful angled drive from Tevez and a low cross from half-time substitute Emmanuel Adebayor.
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