Manchester City wins English League Cup by beating Arsenal 2-0

Manchester City won the English League Cup connected Sunday with a 2-0 triumph implicit Arsenal successful the last astatine Wembley Stadium.

Manchester-born Nico O’Reilly scored some goals successful the 2nd fractional arsenic City claimed the archetypal portion of large home silverware this season.

The triumph whitethorn besides person handed Pep Guardiola a intelligence vantage successful the contention for the Premier League rubric arsenic helium aims to pursuit down Arsenal’s nine-point pb astatine the apical of the standings. City is successful 2nd spot with a crippled successful manus and the teams are inactive to play each different successful Manchester.

It was Guardiola's 16th large trophy arsenic City manager and his 5th League Cup. He has won 34 vocation titles arsenic a manager including his spells astatine Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

City’s triumph besides ended Arsenal’s bid for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies this twelvemonth - including the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.

O’Reilly, who came done City’s academy, was the improbable leader with some goals from near back.

He took vantage of Arsenal goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga's fumble to caput City successful beforehand connected the hour. And helium headed successful a 2nd 4 minutes aboriginal to efficaciously termination disconnected the match.

“My full household came down contiguous (to watch) ... I cognize they’ll beryllium buzzing and I can’t hold to spot them,” O'Reilly told Sky Sports.

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