Boyhood Manchester City fan Nico O'Reilly's brace assisted his side got rid of 9-4 chances to upset quadruple-chasing Arsenal in Sunday's EFL Cup last at Wembley, with the Citizens' 2-0 win offering Pep Guardiola a 5th accomplishment to make him the most successful supervisor in the competition's history.

The Gunners, who are top of the Premier League and into the of the FA Cup and Champions League, started the video game as 4-6 shots to lift the trophy and 14-1 possibilities to complete the quadruple however their propensity to bottle the big minutes came to the fore as Wembley experts City dominated.

Bet365 now make Arsenal 8-1 to complete the treble and 11-1 to end the season without any prizes. They are an even-money rate to finish the project with 2 pieces of silverware and 6-4 to land just one.

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The game started relatively frantically with Arsenal requiring a triple conserve out of James Trafford, preferred to Gianluigi Donnarumma by Guardiola, however things soon died as the two sides took a mindful method, each trading spells of belongings without actually producing anything of note.

Arsenal's own back-up goalkeeper, Kepa, left with only a yellow card after pulling Jeremy Doku back after misjudging a long ball in the 2nd half's very first significant occasion but he was not so lucky when next pushed into action.

It was a huge call from Arteta to stick to Kepa, provided he infamously declined to be substituted before putting in a shocking performance in Chelsea's penalty-shootout defeat to City in the 2019 EFL Cup final and also missed the crucial spot-kick in the 2022 showpiece versus Liverpool, but he may be regretting it now.

The Spaniard flapped at Rayan Cherki's tame cross to permit young midfielder O'Reilly to tap home the opener in the 60th minute, a mistake which has cost Arsenal their shot at an unprecedented quadruple.

Kepa could do absolutely nothing about O'Reilly's 2nd, however, as the 20-year-old's skillfully positioned header cruised into the far corner to double City's lead, make Guardiola a yellow card after a joyous sprint down the touchline and see him become the third-youngest player to score an EFL Cup last brace.

Arsenal brough on the similarity Noni Madueke and Riccardo Calafiori to claw their method back into the game but Guardiola handled the celebration completely, with City managing the game to prove that he still holds the edge over his former apprentice Arteta.

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City will be hoping that their EFL Cup victory will be the springboard to get their Premier League title charge back on track. They are 9 points behind the Gunners at current but they have a game in hand and likewise host their title competitors at the Etihad on April 19.

The Citizens are 13-10 with bet365 to win that possibly vital match - that looks excellent value given their dominant display screen at Wembley - while they are 6-1 to pip 1-10 Arsenal to the Premier League title

Guardiola's side are out of the Champions League after a 5-1 aggregate loss to Real Madrid but they are 3-1 second-favourites for the FA Cup, simply behind 7-4 Arsenal. They need to get rid of a difficult quarter-final clash with Liverpool if they are to lift a second domestic trophy of the season, though.

Where do Arsenal go from here?

Arsenal have actually been harshly brandished bottlers at times over the past couple of seasons but offered their short odds to lift the EFL Cup, that tag was justified on Sunday.

Arteta's team just didn't turn up when it mattered most, as City's big-game experience showed the distinction in a cagey final, and that might have the more pessimistic Gunners fans fearing the worst could happen in the Premier League.

A nine-point lead over City seems big but it could rapidly vaporize and definitely will if they put in more nervy performances over the last seven games of the Premier League season.

Viktor Gyokeres, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard all put in ghost-like performances in the EFL Cup last and you need to question whether Arsenal have the leaders and enemies to hold their nerve in a title race which is far from over.

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