"Most wins ever." Guardiola has a new history, 5 trophies out of 10 years... Arsenal beat 2-0 to reach the top of the Carabao Cup

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For the first time in five years, the strongest player in the Carabao Cup is back. With this victory, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has built a golden tower of being the most winning head coach in the history of the tournament.

Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-0 in the final of the Carabao Cup (EFL Cup) in the 2025-2026 season at Wembley Stadium in London on the 23rd (Korea time) with Nico O'Reilly's multi-goal performance. As a result, Manchester City won its ninth championship in five years since the 2020-2021 season.

In name and reality, he is the strongest player in the Carabao Cup. Guardiola has won five times in his career following four consecutive tournaments from 2018 to 2021. As a result, he became the most winning coach of the tournament, beating former Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson (four times). On the other hand, Arsenal, who had been aiming for the first championship in 33 years since the 1992-1993 season, bowed their heads without continuing to lead the English Premier League (EPL).

Arsenal took the lead early in the game. In the 7th minute of the first half, Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka knocked on Manchester City's goal by attempting decisive shots in succession. In particular, goalkeeper James Trafford made consecutive saves in Havertz's decisive opportunity to prevent the loss. Manchester City finished 0-0 in the first half as Erling Holan connected Antoine Semeno's cross with a header at the end of the first half.

The joy and sorrow of using the goalkeeper were divided. Arteta started Kepa Arrizabalaga, but was defeated as a result.

The balance of the match in the 15th minute of the second half was broken by Kepa's error. Rayan Sherki's cross from the right side was not properly caught by Kepa and dropped it, and O'Reilly, who did not miss it, connected with a header and scored the first goal. Manchester City, which gained momentum, sealed the game four minutes later when O'Reilly finished Matheus Nunes' cross with an RBI high header once again.

Arsenal fought back but wept in bad luck. Ricardo Calafior's header, which was replaced in the middle of the second half, was blocked by Trafford's save, and the ensuing left-footed shot hit the right side of the net. In the 43rd minute of the second half, even Gabriel Jeju's header hit the crossbar and eventually failed to score.

According to the British 'BBC', Guardiola said in an interview after the game, "I struggled under strong pressure from Arsenal in the beginning, but I regained the trend by gaining the upper hand in the second ball fight." "This victory, which I won by beating the strong team, is more special than ever," he said.

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