Arsenal v Manchester City, 25 February 2018

Score3-0 to Manchester City
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionLeague Cup Final
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance85,671

View Arsenal v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm This was the 58th League Cup final and the first under the sponsorship of Carabao. This was Manchester City’s sixth appearance in the League Cup final, and third in the last five seasons. It was the fifth time they had lifted the trophy; only Liverpool had now won it more often (eight). This was Arsenal’s eighth appearance in a League Cup final. They won in 1987 and 1993 but had now lost more than any other side in the history of the competition (six). This was the first meeing in a major cup final. Manchester City had now won their last three League Cup ties against Arsenal (also 2009-10 and 2011-12) having lost their previous five League Cup meetings between 1977-78 and 2004-05.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Arsène Wenger

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Goals:

Sergio Agüero 18 G
Vincent Kompany 58 G
David Silva 65 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny (captain)
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Starting lineup:

Claudio Bravo Goalkeeper
Danilo Defender
Vincent Kompany Defender (captain)
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Leroy Sané Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward

Substitutions:

Sead Kolašinac for Nacho Monreal 26
Danny Welbeck for Calum Chambers 66
Alex Iwobi for Aaron Ramsey 73

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Fernandinho 52
Gabriel Jesus for Leroy Sané 77
Phil Foden for Sergio Agüero 89

Cards:

Héctor Bellerín 24 Y
Aaron Ramsey 32 Y
Calum Chambers 47 Y
Jack Wilshere 88 Y

Cards:

Fernandinho 36 Y
Vincent Kompany 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward Danny Welbeck

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

Arsenal conceded three or more goals in a game at Wembley for the first time since October 1999 in a 4-2 defeat by Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League. Pep Guardiola was a member of that Barca team. Gunners manager Arsène Wenger failed in his attempt to become the eighth manager to win all three of England's major domestic trophies after Bill Nicholson, Joe Mercer, Don Revie, George Graham, Alex Ferguson, Kenny Dalglish and José Mourinho. They scored only six goals in their League Cup ties in this season; the lowest total of any team to reach the final in the competition’s history.

Comments:

This was the first trophy that Manchester City had won under manager Pep Guardiola. He had now won seven of his eight major domestic and European finals in his managerial career. Sergio Agüero scored his 199th goal for City and his 30th of the season; the fourth time in seven seasons at the club that he had reached the 30-goal mark. This win came six days after they had been knocked out of the FA Cup by League One Wigan Athletic.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Arsène Wenger

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny (captain)
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Substitutions:

Sead Kolašinac for Nacho Monreal 26
Danny Welbeck for Calum Chambers 66
Alex Iwobi for Aaron Ramsey 73

Cards:

Héctor Bellerín 24 Y
Aaron Ramsey 32 Y
Calum Chambers 47 Y
Jack Wilshere 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

Arsenal conceded three or more goals in a game at Wembley for the first time since October 1999 in a 4-2 defeat by Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League. Pep Guardiola was a member of that Barca team. Gunners manager Arsène Wenger failed in his attempt to become the eighth manager to win all three of England's major domestic trophies after Bill Nicholson, Joe Mercer, Don Revie, George Graham, Alex Ferguson, Kenny Dalglish and José Mourinho. They scored only six goals in their League Cup ties in this season; the lowest total of any team to reach the final in the competition’s history.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Sergio Agüero 18 G
Vincent Kompany 58 G
David Silva 65 G

Starting lineup:

Claudio Bravo Goalkeeper
Danilo Defender
Vincent Kompany Defender (captain)
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Leroy Sané Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Fernandinho 52
Gabriel Jesus for Leroy Sané 77
Phil Foden for Sergio Agüero 89

Cards:

Fernandinho 36 Y
Vincent Kompany 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

This was the first trophy that Manchester City had won under manager Pep Guardiola. He had now won seven of his eight major domestic and European finals in his managerial career. Sergio Agüero scored his 199th goal for City and his 30th of the season; the fourth time in seven seasons at the club that he had reached the 30-goal mark. This win came six days after they had been knocked out of the FA Cup by League One Wigan Athletic.