Manchester City spanked a poor Arsenal side 3-0 at Wembley today in the Carabao Cup Final to secure the club’s first piece of silverware during the Pep Guardiola era. Let’s see how the players rated …
Bravo 7
Made one important close range save early on, and excellent assist for City’s opener.
Walker 8
Bombed forward relentlessly and carried out his defensive duties diligently.
Kompany 9 ( MOTM )
Lead by example with a rock solid defensive display and scored the all important second goal.
Otamendi 7
Untroubled by Arsenal’s feeble attack.
Danilo 7
Put in a solid shift at left-back.
Fernandinho 7
City will be hopeful the injury he went off with is not too serious, as he is such an important cog in Guardiola’s winning machine.
Gündogan 8
Is starting to show why he was so highly rated in the Bundesliga, excellent work-rate and distribution.
De Bruyne 8
Not at his normal brilliant best, but still better than most.
Silva 8
Superb finish for his goal, and as always he linked City’s play together effortlessly.
Sané 8
A constant threat with the ball at his feet.
Agüero 8
Looked sharp form the first whistle and took his goal superbly.
Substitutes
Bernardo Silva 7
Neat and tidy in possession in the closing stages.
Jesus 7
Looked bright after his introduction, although he was not able to sniff out any chances.
Foden N/A
No impact.
Arsenal
Ospina 4
Nervy from start to finish, poor distribution and just never looks to be in command of his defence.
Chambers 4
Just not good enough for a top-six club.
Mustafi 4
Embarrassingly nudged off the ball for Aguero’s opener.
Koscielny 5
Is nowhere near the solid defender he was a couple of season’s ago.
BellerÃn 5
Worked hard, but skint by Sane a few times.
Ramsey 5
Started brightly but faded as the game went on.
Xhaka 2
Terrible. A defensive midfielder who lacks defensive awareness.
Monreal 4
Had to be withdrawn in first-half after injuring himself doing a ridiculous dive in the penalty area.
Özil 3
Didn’t show up when his team needed him.
Wilshere 5
Did little to suggest Roy Keane was wrong with his scathing midweek criticism.
Aubameyang 4
Poor. Pushed off the ball too easily when through in first-half, and generally just didn’t look too interested.
SubstitutesÂ
Kolasinac 6
Put in a solid enough shift after his introduction.
Welbeck 5
Worked hard but to no avail.
Iwobi 4
Seems to be regressing badly over the last couple of months.
