Chapter 1: How did Manchester City secure their Carabao Cup victory over Arsenal?
Sergio Aguero opened the scoring for Manchester City. Vincent Kompany got the second and David Silva the third. And that 3-0 win over Arsenal which means that Manchester City have won the Carabao Cup. For Arsene Wenger it's a terrible run of results in Carabao Cup finals. He's yet to win the League Cup.
in his 22 years as manager at Arsenal, and questions will be asked of his team's performance and, of course, of his management, as they have been for a while. The questions around Arsenal will continue, and we will come to that. First, though, let's reflect on the game itself and the win for Manchester City. Jamie Redknapp is here.
Jamie, as much as anything, as much as winning the competition clearly means to the players here, is it about the promise of the future and what that holds for Man City?
Chapter 2: What were the key moments that defined the match outcome?
Absolutely. Absolutely. I said before the game, this club is creating a dynasty now. They've got so much potential, the experienced players, and I think that's what we all enjoy today, the fact that it's Vincent Kompany, Aguero and David Silva, three players that have been there pretty much from the start of this change with a new ownership and the style of football they play.
The manager is an incredible human being, the way that he gets his team playing, the belief that he has, and they deserve it. They're a fantastic club that are just going to... It's quite scary, actually, for everybody else in the Premier League right now. And in Europe, because they're capable of dominating everything.
And yet, they didn't have to be at 100% to win this game today against Arsenal, Craig. But what kind of performance did they put in? What did we see from Manchester City?
Chapter 3: What challenges does Arsene Wenger face with Arsenal's performance?
Well, first half, they were a little bit sloppy at times. But credit to them, second half, they came out at a good 20, 25-minute spell. And then when they went 3-0 up, they'd just seen the game out. Arsenal had very little to offer. And in the end, it was a very comfortable win for Manchester City.
What about the performance from Arsenal, Thierry? Was that up to scratch?
Well, you know you're always going to struggle against Man City, but what I keep on thinking of is the way they considered the first goal on a goal kick, and we already talked about Mustafi not being where he's supposed to be. His reaction wasn't great. Maybe someone could have covered him. We can go into a lot of explanation, but bottom line is a goal kick straight to the striker and a goal.
And the second goal, it's a corner for someone at the edge of the box that was alone, and so you considered two goals that... You would like to think or say maybe that they were inevitable, but at the end of the day, they conceded them. And when you go 2-0 down against a team like Man City, as we saw after you running after the ball, you kind of give up, which is a bit difficult to understand.
But they did, you're running after the ball, and they picked you up on the third goal, and that's it, 3-0. But what impresses me with Man City, I go back again, is again, I mean Pep, by the way, He won a final again without conceding a goal. People always talk about how his team play, but they can defend well. They defend high, in your house. Something I wanted to mention again.
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Chapter 4: How do Manchester City's players contribute to their success?
As a manager that you've played under, is that how he sets his teams up? Not just to be extremely attacking and entertaining, talking about the style of football, but also concentrating on the defensive aspect, which we don't talk much about at Manchester City.
Yes, I mean, I used to say that when I used to play under Pep. What was impressive is how we used to get the ball back, and that never got a mention, but hopefully with those guys, people are going to talk about it a bit more.
A first trophy for Pep Guardiola in his second season as Manchester City boss. Here he is with Guy Havard.
Pep, many congratulations. What does it mean to win that trophy today?
Quite important. So there are titles more important than this one, but of course we are so happy. Big congratulations for all Manchester City. Sheikh Mansour, Sheikh Khaldun, the big bosses and the last person. So big congratulations, of course, for our fans.
Why did you stay down here when the players went up to pick up the trophy? Because it's nice. To see it from here is nice. It was a nice day for you, wasn't it? Did you feel it was quite comfortable? You just needed to kick on in the second half?
Yeah, the first half, the game was not good.
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Chapter 5: What impact does Pep Guardiola's management style have on the team?
A lot of mistakes in the simple passes. In the second half, we played with more courage, personality, and that's why we played much, much better. In the second half, we were outstanding.
Was it quite ironic for all the beautiful football you played this year that the first goal was just a big kick downfield?
Football is... You have to control absolutely everything, so, yeah, it's part of the football.
And what will this do for the group, do you think, with the league going so well and still in the Champions League?
Is this a big moment? Why it was so important to win this one after all the feet in the cup is a pity because play 45 minutes, 10 against 11, the FA Cup was difficult, but we We played good, but unfortunately we could not go through. But now we have to focus absolutely on the Premier League to try to win the games.
And finally, you said it's not about you, but is there a relief that you have won your first trophy with Manchester City? It's for Manchester City, not for me.
Well, it may be for Manchester City, but Pep Guardiola doesn't need to pat himself on the back because we will do it for him. A 19th major honour as a coach, 10 of the wins in those 11 finals that he's taken part in as a coach. It's an extraordinary record, Thierry.
Yeah, and I would like to say that he took a sabbatical year in 2010. He gave other coaches a chance to win something. No, listen... For me, it's how he makes his team play the game. Because along the way, you're grabbing fans that are trying to look for a team.
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Chapter 6: What lessons can Arsenal learn from their defeat?
So you put Man City on TV, now you're like, I'm going to support that team. Because it looks like they play football the right way. You grab people along the way. All the youngsters now want to support Man City. And it's down to him. And I know people will tell me, yeah, money, yes, players.
But listen, he didn't have money when he started with the youth team at Barcelona and he grabbed Busquets and he went up to the second division. He improves player and he makes people fall in love with the game. And that has no price for me.
And he thanked the owners, and the owners will be thankful that they have Pep Guardiola in charge of their team for the reasons that Thierry stated. But also, as much as Thierry said Guardiola has done it at different stages in his career, it's important to remember that this is the foundation of Manchester City's current success, not just Pep Guardiola, but the investment put in by the owners.
Absolutely. It's very difficult to do without the money that they've spent and the players they've acquired. But you need the right manager because he's the one that sets the agenda. He's the one that every morning has that passion when he comes in and the players have an idea of how they're going to play because they play with a purpose. They don't just...
play out from the back without an idea. They know exactly what they're going to do. Every single scenario is covered. Now, I love listening to Thierry on Pep and what the job that he's done here.
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Chapter 7: How significant is this trophy for Manchester City's future ambitions?
You just wonder how long he'll stay here for. I mean, his projects have only been for two or three years, and then he moves on. Now, here, you just believe that there's something special that he can do. The average age of the squad is young. They're dominating youth football now. They're starting to do it at this level. I mean, you can just see this club just growing from strength to strength.
You know, they've got so much money.
And what I love... One of the most expensive signings, Benjamin Mendy, isn't even fit and available for him. I think we may have given him a camera, so that's why he's quite in the thick of it as much as he is.
But he improves players. And I think, as all of us, you think... You were lucky enough to work with him, Thierry. I mean, Craig, look at how he improves every single player we've seen. Silva, I think, is even better this year. De Bruyne has gone on to another level.
And he seems to do that with everybody. He makes players better, he makes teams better. And he's done the same at Bayern Munich, all right. When he went into Bayern Munich, they had the treble. So he couldn't quite do that, but did they play better football?
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Chapter 8: What does the future hold for Arsenal after this loss?
They did. And it's not... He leaves not just the football clubs, but the countries. What he's done in Germany, what he's done in Spain. He's from Spain as well. But the lasting effect he'll have on our game will be for a number of years. And that's the hugest compliment you could have for him. Actually, Mendy's really enjoyed this final by the way.
It's rare to see a player who hasn't taken any part in a game enjoy it quite as much as he did there. There were a couple of names with spring to mind, but Benjamin Mendy having the time of his life. Let's hear from one of Pep Guardiola's summer signings. Karl Walker is with Guy Havard.
Karl, many congratulations. You've waited a few years for a moment like this, haven't you?
Yeah, it's been a long time coming, and I'm finally glad to get my first one.
How special was it for you out there?
No, it was very special. I was nervous, obviously, coming into it, thinking I've got one on the last couple of occasions I've been here, but luckily the result was in my favour today and I'm thankful.
Quite a scrappy start to the game, wasn't it?
Yeah, I thought there was a lot of nerves going round and everyone wanted to win, obviously, so we needed to kill the game a little bit and obviously Sergio's goal, we took it great and that killed it for us.
So much talk about this being Pep's first trophy and the first trophy for this group, did that maybe get through to the team?
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