***City V Arsenal League Cup Final Official Match Thread***

[john@staustell]

I would also have been happier with Air on the left and O'Reilly in midfield. I guess Pep has a good reason for this selection, ....

[CTID Hants]

Bernardo ob very thin ice, especially with this card happy ref

[CTID Hants]

Never a yellow for Khusanov

[Wonderwall]

FFS khushanov really needs to learn to stay on his feet

[mr_nool]

I would also have been happier with Air on the left and O'Reilly in midfield. I guess Pep has a good reason for this selection, ....

Air/Ait ... Would've been true at the start f the season, but he's been OK lately.

[CTID Hants]

I take it all back Ake

[bigblue]

FFS khushanov really needs to learn to stay on his feet

I like his aggression but yeah, no need to go to ground so early when he is faster than everyone on the field

[john@staustell]

I would also have been happier with Air on the left and O'Reilly in midfield. I guess Pep has a good reason for this selection, ....

Air/Ait ... Would've been true at the start f the season, but he's been OK lately.

I was laughing at the Pep must've had a good reason bit

[bigblue]

2 crosses now that Haaland needs to be able to finish

[mr_nool]

I would also have been happier with Air on the left and O'Reilly in midfield. I guess Pep has a good reason for this selection, ....

Air/Ait ... Would've been true at the start f the season, but he's been OK lately.

I was laughing at the Pep must've had a good reason bit

Haha, I'm forever the optimist. And over the years he's proven me wrong over and over again when I've been pulling my hair over his selections and tactics.

[Indianablue]

Not creating much at the moment. Doku not doing anything on the left, Very little service into the middle of that box. Got to be quick against this defence .

Think the ref needs to look at the holding and pushing by Arsenal. They're practical glued to City players

[branny]

Why can't Nunes cross the ball first time? He has to take a touch to stop it. No good. Needs to go in earlier before they are set.

[Beefymcfc]

Not played too badly but the way the game has been officiated this season, Stoke would be winning everything.

By design.

[branny]

Not creating much at the moment. Doku not doing anything on the left, Very little service into the middle of that box. Got to be quick against this defence .

Think the ref needs to look at the holding and pushing by Arsenal. They're practical glued to City players

Haaland nowhere near anything anyway. There's been three decent crosses to him and the one he made contact with he put over.

[bigblue]

Crazy stat that Haaland hasnt scored in 9 hours of play at Wembley.

We definitely grew into the game and started controlling it more. Should have gotten a few shots on target and limited them pretty well.

Will definitely come down to what team decides to show up after the halftime talk

[GlosAndy]

OReilly had a chance to cross there just before half time. Hesitated and it's all gone

[Slim]

Semenyo might have to do it all by himself at this stage.

[Indianablue]

Arteta has trained his teamed to be like NFL players. If they haven't got the ball, they block hold and obstruct any running by the opposition. Semenyo is really the only one breaking the line and beating his man to get a ball into a danger area. Doku needs to start dragging his markers around and alternate more with Reilly.

Tight half. Arsenal not much of a threat either . Anyone's game

[sheblue]

I thought we handled their set pieces well. We just need to be a little quicker in our attack.

[zuricity]

2 crosses now that Haaland needs to be able to finish

Very difficult crosses so far and for the most part always two players on him.