Nico O'Reilly double seals Man City Carabao Cup win

Nico O'Reilly etched his name into Manchester City folklore with a stunning double in the space of four minutes to inspire his side to a 2-0 win over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final. Born in Manchester and raised in City's academy, O'Reilly pounced on a sloppy piece of goalkeeping from Kepa Arrizabalaga to give Pep Guardiola's side the edge on the hour-mark, then struck again four minutes later with another header, sealing City's ninth League Cup triumph and their fifth success under Guardiola.

The first half was a war of attrition. James Trafford produced a standout triple save to deny Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka, while Arsenal did most of the talking without creating much else; City's only notable attempt saw Erling Haaland head over the bar. After the break City began to dictate proceedings.

Jeremy Doku ran Ben White ragged, dragging Kepa out of his goal to earn a free-kick and a yellow, and Matheus Nunes provided the cross for an unmarked O'Reilly to pounce again.

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