Manchester City secured their spot in the Capital One Cup final with a 3-1 win over Everton in the second-leg to go through 4-3 on aggregate.

Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero all scored for City but it seems neutral fans were more interested - and confused - in the emergence of inflatable bananas at the Etihad Stadium.





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The club gave away thousands of inflatable bananas to supporters as they entered the ground to honour a tradition (partly) explained on City's official website:





"There’s nothing like a banana invasion of the Etihad to help create a fantastic atmosphere and for the Capital One Cup semi-final against Everton, we want as many as possible in the stands - so we'll be giving thousands away for free in Level 1, before the match.

"Why bananas? Well, one theory is the club have been known to slip-up on a few banana skins in the past, so that’s in with a shout and another is Imre Varadi, a crowd favourite of the day, had a surname that sounded a bit like a banana.





"However the most creditable tale is that Frank Newton, a City fan and computer analyst, was the man who started the tradition.





"The legend goes that Frank brought his inflatable banana to Maine Road after borrowing it from a mate in Leeds back in 1987."

Understandably, many fans were confused and took to Twitter to express their views on the bananas.

The state of Manchester City with their inflatable bananas. What a joke. — leanne (@leanne3654) January 27, 2016

@BusbyMUFC all banana's are getting a free city fan — Paul Brookes (@pb70mcr) January 27, 2016

Thousands of people have just searched "bananas Manchester City" and are still confused... — Steven Mill (@stevenmill) January 27, 2016

Is there a logical explanation why the Man City fans are waving inflatable bananas cos I'm all out of ideas — Ricky Mann (@RickyMann4) January 27, 2016

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