Four changes for Carabao Cup final as Trafford starts
Pep Guardiola has made four changes to his City side for this afternoon's Carabao Cup final with Arsenal. Men's Team City’s Greatest City League Cup XI revealed! James Trafford, who has played throu...
Four changes for Carabao Cup final as Trafford starts Pep Guardiola has made four changes to his City side for this afternoon's Carabao Cup final with Arsenal. Men's Team City’s Greatest City League Cup XI revealed! James Trafford, who has played throughout the run to the final, is in goal in place of Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Nathan Ake will be in central defence, with Nico O’Reilly at left-back. They replace Ruben Dias, who is injured, and Rayan Ait-Nouri. Pep’s Wembley way Antoine Semenyo takes the place of Tijjani Reijnders further forward.
City are seeking a ninth League Cup trophy in our history, with only Liverpool on 10 ever winning it more than us. We’ve lost just one of our nine League Cup finals, with that defeat coming against Wolves in 1974. Teams CITY XI: Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Ake, O’Reilly, Rodrigo, Bernardo (C), Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland Subs: Donnarumma, Reijnders, Stones, Marmoush, Kovacic, Nico, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Foden ARSENAL XI: Arrizabalaga, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Havertz, Saka, Gyokeres, Trossard Subs : Raya, Mosquera, Jesus, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman Men's Team Good luck City!
From the heroes of 1976 Tactics James Trafford’s goal will be protected by a back four of Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Nathan Ake and Nico O’Reilly. Rodri and Bernardo will be in the heart of midfield, with Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku ahead of them in support of Erling Haaland. Men's Team City v Arsenal feels like the perfect final, says the BBC's John Murray Pep’s League Cup love Victory today would be a fifth League Cup winner’s medal for our boss.