Manchester City beat Arsenal to win the Carabao Cup final 

by Chumasande Matiwane
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Manchester City beat Arsenal to win the Carabao Cup and injected a fresh intrigue into the Premier League title race.

For two clubs that have played a lot of football these past few weeks, Manchester City was the one in high, while Arsenal needed to regroup. City taught Arsenal and Mikel Arteta a lesson with their stunning statement in the Carabao Cup final yesterday.

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Arsenal, who had hopes for a quadruple, were swatted aside. Yesterday’s match showed what the City side is capable of, as this points to a bright future with a growing and improving team.

Nico O’Reilly scored the two winning goals in five stunning second-half minutes to fire Manchester City to victory. Arsenal stand-in goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga gifted City their first goal when he fumbled Rayan Cherki’s cross on the hour mark, with O’Reilly on a hand to head close range, making it 1-0.

Manchester City quickly doubled their advantage four minutes after O’Reilly’s header, making it 2-0 and sending an excited Pep Guardiola dancing along the touchline.

The Arsenal team continued to push for a goal, but Manchester City successfully maintained their lead to secure the victory. This win marked the 19th trophy for Pep Guardiola in his remarkable ten-season tenure with the club.

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Sunday’s victory will undoubtedly boost Manchester City’s hopes in the Premier League title race.

Arsenal’s failure to win the first trophy since the 2020 FA Cup was a painful blow, ending their bid to land an unprecedented quadruple.

Pep Guardiola, while speaking on his post-match interview, said, “I would like to have nine points in front of Arsenal. I said to the players: ‘Today, we are going to see what our level is’. They are the best so far, no doubt about that, so let’s prove ourselves, and in the second half, I could not believe we could do it against Arsenal. But this win will have no impact (on the title race). It is a different competition.”

City is hosting Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on April 19th, 2026.

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