LONDON ¨C Manchester City reasserted itself?as trophy hunter?supreme as it gave Arsenal a chastening reality check with a 2-0 victory in the League Cup final thanks to Nico O¡¯Reilly¡¯s second-half double at Wembley on Sunday.
Premier League leader?Arsenal arrived on the crest of a wave and as favorite?to win its first silverware since 2020 but was found wanting as City recovered from a rocky start to deservedly win the ?competition for the ninth time.
Five of those have come since Pep Guardiola arrived in 2016 and the Spaniard is now the ?most successful ?manager in the competition¡¯s history, moving past Jose Mourinho, Alex Ferguson and Brian Clough, who all won ?it four times.
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