Spanish manager Pep Guardiola has secured his first trophy since having joined Manchester City as his side hammered Arsenal 3-0 in the League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Sergio Aguero put Manchester City ahead after just 18 minutes when he took advantage of a mistake from Shkodran Mustafi before firing past goalkeeper David Ospina. Then captain Vincent Kompany scored on a corner kick in the second half and David Silva made it 3-0 with a powerful shot later in the game.
Pep Guardiola was quite pleased with how his side reacted just six days after getting beaten by Wigan in the FA Cup. Guardiola said: "The first half was not good - too many mistakes with simple passes - but the second half we played with more courage, more personality. That is why we were outstanding after the break. It was so important we won this after going out of the FA Cup. Now we have to focus absolutely on the Premier League and trying to win the games we need to win the title and try and progress to the Champions League quarter-final. This win is not for me, it's for Manchester City."
As for Arsenal, it seems that dark clouds are gathering over manager Arsene Wenger once again, especially since the Gunners are also out of the FA Cup and pretty much out of the race for a top-four spot in the Premier League as well. Wenger said: "When you lose a game like that everything is questioned - the players, the team, the personalities. But we played against a good side, you cannot say that we played against an average side. They dominate the Premier League and they have good players. It is difficult to come back." Arsene Wenger is 8/1 at BetVictor to become the new Paris Saint-Germain manager.
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