An important step has been ticked off in the development of this Manchester City side

This City side took a giant step forward in their development at Wembley. The first step was the fact that they have now won a major trophy together. Another important step was the manner of their performance against Arsenal, which shows that this City side can dominate a team such as Arsenal on the biggest stage.

A host of Manchester City players won their first trophy with the club yesterday and they stood up to be counted. Manchester City had a host of players in their starting lineup yesterday that hadn’t won a major trophy with the club. Some had played in cup for finals but City but hadn’t tasted victory.

James Trafford, Abdukodir Khusanov, Nico O’Reilly, Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo all started yesterday’s Carabao Cup final against Arsenal. Each player thrived throughout yesterday’s match as they played a key role in Manchester City’s win. James Trafford made the important saves he had to make.

Abdukodir Khusanov was a wall at the back after a nervous start to the match. Nico O’Reilly was City’s match-winner as his brace sealed City’s victory. Rayan Cherki played a vital role in unsettling Arsenal’s defence with his ability to drift all over the pitch and with his creativity.