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Pep Guardiola has become the first manager to win the EFL Cup five times as he led Manchester City to yet another triumph, beating Arsenal 2-0 in the 2026 final.
The game played at Wembley on Sunday night saw Nico O’Reilly score twice in the 60th and 64th minutes to seal the big win for the Blues.
The Gunners, who are top of the Premier League and also already in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, missed a chance to win their first major silverware since 2020.
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Mikel Arteta had kept faith with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga in the competition this season instead of first choice David Raya backfired badly.
Kepa gifted City their first goal when he dropped Rayan Cherki’s routine cross for O’Reilly to pounce with a stooping header.
Arteta and Arsenal must now wait in their bid to claim their first silverware since the FA Cup in 2020.
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