City v Arsenal feels like the perfect final, says the BBC's John Murray
City v Arsenal feels like the perfect final, says the BBC's John Murray Sunday’s 2026 Carabao Cup final between City and Arsenal is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated Wembley occasions in years. Men's Team Caballero - the shootout king of Wembley It’s a contest that pits two genuine heavyweight contenders together, with City and Arsenal also vying for glory both in the Premier League and FA Cup. Ahead of the game, Neil Leigh spoke to highly respected BBC 5 Live Chief Football Correspondent John Murray who will be at Wembley on commentary duty, to gauge his views about the game, the occasion and the two sides.
John thanks as always for your time. First of all, this feels like a really fitting final, doesn’t it, bringing together the two best teams in the country this season? It really does and I do think it’s become a bit of a thing in the League Cup over the past few years.
Just having a look at the list of recent finals, usually one or both of two of the strongest teams at the time have been in there. And obviously Manchester City dominated it so much over that period where they won it four years in a row between 2018 and 2021. Just last year you had Newcastle v Liverpool, which was a real event, then it was Liverpool v Chelsea the year before that, Manchester United v Newcastle the season before that, Liverpool v Chelsea the year before that, and then City v Tottenham the season before that during their remarkable run in the competition.
But I think to have this final, the way that it’s fallen between these two teams is extremely good for the competition. Men's Team Bernardo, Fernandinho and Ederson on 2018 Carabao Cup success And it gives us a real compelling narrative, doesn’t it? To have come at this point of the season with the two clubs being where they are and competing on so many fronts in the league, in the FA Cup and here at Wembley.
So, I think it will create a huge amount of interest both in this country and around the world and I know it’s a final everyone will want to see. It’s also fantastic for the League Cup as a competition to have a final of this stature. In terms of the game itself, what do you think the key elements will be in terms of both sides and what they’ll bring to the final?
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