Trafford on Carabao Cup win: It’s an amazing, amazing feeling
James Trafford spoke of his delight after playing a vital role in our 2026 Carabao Cup final triumph at Wembley. Men's Team City win ninth League Cup with victory over Arsenal at Wembley Trafford made...
Trafford on Carabao Cup win: It’s an amazing, amazing feeling James Trafford spoke of his delight after playing a vital role in our 2026 Carabao Cup final triumph at Wembley. Men's Team City win ninth League Cup with victory over Arsenal at Wembley Trafford made a hugely impressive triple save in the first half and a fine stop to deny Riccardo Calafiori’s header after the break before Nico O’Reilly’s double won us the trophy in the 2-0 triumph over Arsenal. The goalkeeper revealed what the success meant to him as a City player, fan and Academy graduate with a host of family and friends at the national stadium to cheer our No.
1 on. “This moment means a lot to me, to obviously win,” he said. “Four or five years ago I was third or fourth choice when they beat Spurs.
I always imagined I’d win it one day. SHOP OUR CARABAO CUP 2026 WINNERS RANGE “This is an incredibly good feeling. All my family and friends are here.
It’s a long way from North West Cumbria so we had to win! Men's Team Guardiola sets record for most League Cup wins as a manager “All in about 25 people came, my younger coaches from my Academy days are here too. “It’s an amazing, amazing feeling.