Arsenal started the post-Alexis Sanchez era in style on Wednesday, coming from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 on aggregate and set up a mouthwatering League Cup final against Premier League leaders Manchester City. Arsene Wenger has an outstanding record in the FA Cup with Arsenal but in more than 21 years in the job he has never won the League Cup, which he has often used to blood young players. But Arsenal levelled just minutes later after a bizarre Rudiger own goal. Defeat for Conte continues his miserable record as a manager of never winning a cup despite league success with both Juventus and Chelsea. “I think my players must be pleased with their effort, we tried to reach the final, we conceded two goals and we were unlucky, two deflections.

Source: The Guardian January 25, 2018 09:11 UTC