Manchester City defeated Arsenal 2-0 to win the Carabao Cup played at Wembley Stadium.
Kai Havertz had the first chance of the game after a layoff from Rice, but his effort was saved by Trafford, who made sure to also save the rebound. Nathan Aké made an interception as Gyokeres was through on goal minutes later. Erling Haaland saw his header just miss the target in City’s best chance of the game.
In the second half, City started strong, and it was Semenyo who had the chance, but his curling effort went wide. The city then opened the scoring after O’Reilly headed from close range after Kepa failed to hold onto the ball. He then added his second of the game just minutes later after yet another header to beat Kepa at the far post. Calafiori saw his volley just miss the target as time kept running out for Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus then saw his header hit the top of the crossbar as City held on to win the game.
Speaking after the loss, Arteta insisted they deserved more. “I feel sad for our fans; we wanted the trophy. But we have to go for two important months.” “In the first half, we were the better team. It’s painful. ” He said.
