Capital One Cup: Manchester City v West Ham United - in pictures

Is West Ham boss Sam Allardyce looking for inspiration or divine intervention? Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Meanwhile his Manchester City's counterpart Manuel Pellegrini, left, looks quite relaxed Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

The home side start strongly, here's Samir Nasri firing a shot past West Ham's Matthew Taylor Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

The City faithful only have to wait twelve minutes before they're celebrating a goal. Yaya Touré pinged a ball 40 yards over the top of the Hammers defence for Alvaro Negredo to chase, which he does and then lashes a delightful volley into the net from 16 yards Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images

Thirteen minutes later Alvaro Negredo gets his and City's second when a sumptuous combination between Negredo and Edin Dzeko cuts the visiting defence apart and Negredo provides another emphatic finish Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

Edin Dzeko is marshalled by Joey O'Brien as City forge forward yet again Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images

Yaya Toure, seen here battling with Joey O'Brien, right, and Mohamed Diame, makes it 3-0 five minutes before half-time when he rifled home from the edge of the box Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

Three minutes into the second-half Negredo gets his third when he produces another emphatic finish after pouncing on the ball from 12 yards out Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

West Ham's Matthew Taylor surges down the ring in search of a consoloation goal. It didn't arrive Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images

Oh Big Sam, it never rains but it pours Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

City emulate Nottingham Forest by hitting five past hapless West Ham. It was another cutting move by City, with Samir Nasri and David Silva combining before the Spaniard slipped a dainty ball through to Negredo on the left. The striker crossed for Dzeko, who prodded in at the near post Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Two minutes from time City exceed Forest's total when Dzeko slams the ball home into the top corner from 16 yards out after good work by the young substitute Lopes and Kolarov Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Joe Cole's not enjoying this ... Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images

Nor is West Ham goalkeeper Adrian. Final score: Manchester City 6-0 West Ham United Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA