Long before the end, it was almost impossible not to feel a certain amount of sympathy for the players of Burton Albion. They had desperately wanted to cherish the memories of this Carabao Cup semi-final and maybe, in time, they will. Not here, though. Not with Manchester City’s crowd calling for a 10th goal and the players assembled by Pep Guardiola swatting aside their opponents as if dealing with little more than a bothersome fly. Maybe amid the demolition job there was even a touch of empathy from the people responsible for overseeing the VAR arrangements. City might, after all, have finished with double figures but for the officials surveying the video at 4-0 and deciding, inexplicably, that Ben Turner did not foul Gabriel Jesus. It was, in fact, a clear penalty and Jesus was denied the chance to score a first-half hat-trick. Ultimately, though, that was only a minor detail from a lopsided match in which City racked up a record semi-final win and Burton were made to look what they are: a team ninth in League One, closer in points to the relegation places than the play-off positions. Jesus ended up with four goals and City have scored…