Manchester City have won the Carabao Cup for a record-equalling eighth time after beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 to lift the trophy for the fourth consecutive year.
Aymeric Laporte was City’s hero, heading home from Kevin De Bruyne’s free-kick in the 82nd minute to give Pep Guardiola’s side a thoroughly deserved victory, which sees us move level with Liverpool as the most successful side in the competition’s history.
With 8,000 supporters in attendance – the most at any game in England since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic –
Guardiola’s men rose to the occasion at Wembley Stadium, where the win was made all the sweeter by the sight of 2,000 City fans celebrating at full-time.
Winning Carabao Cup takes Man City one step closer to Treble, and Pep’s reimagined attack promises more to come.
However, City were fortunate that Laporte was only yellow carded for one of two cynical fouls, as Tottenham kept it compact and tried to hit their opponents on the break.
Ryan Mason’s side played with a more positive approach immediately after the restart and their first real attack came in the 47th-minute when Giovani Lo Celso forced Zack Steffen into his first save of the afternoon.
The second half was a much more even contest and it took Laporte’s headed winner to settle the tie with just eight minutes remaining, as City clinched a joint record eighth League Cup trophy in front of 2,000 of their joyous supporters.
With a treble still in sight, Pep Guardiola’s side now turn their attentions to the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.
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