Manchester City reasserted themselves as trophy hunters supreme as they gave Arsenal a chastening reality check with a 2-0 victory in the Carabao Cup final thanks to Nico O'Reilly's second-half double at Wembley on Sunday. To win a final, to beat this team we know how good they are," the 21-year-old O'Reilly, the youngest player to score a brace in the Carabao Cup final since Wayne Rooney for Manchester United in 2006, said. Arsenal had not won the Carabao Cup since 1993 but Sunday's game offered a gilt-edged chance to shed the 'nearly-men' tag that had weighed on their shoulders. Arteta remained loyal to second-choice keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, ahead of David Raya, as he had played in all five of Arsenal's Carabao Cup ties this season. City did not win a major domestic trophy last season, for the first time since Guardiola's first season in 2016-17, and are nine points behind Arsenal in the Premier League title race.

Source: The Telegraph March 22, 2026 20:06 UTC