Arsenal and Manchester City go head-to-head for the season’s first piece of silverware in the EFL Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.

The Gunners beat Chelsea last month to reach their first League Cup final since 2011 and manager Arsene Wenger will be desperate to lift the trophy and salvage a disappointing campaign for the club.

City head into the game on the back of Monday’s shock FA Cup defeat at Wigan Athletic that ended their hopes of winning the Quadruple.

In-form winger Raheem Sterling misses out for City with a hamstring injury, while Aaron Ramsey returns to Arsenal’s starting XI after recovering from a groin strain.

Pep Guardiola’s side are unbeaten in their last four meetings with Arsenal and are strongly fancied to emerge victorious this weekend.

City are priced at 4/5 to win in 90 minutes, with Arsenal on offer at 29/10. The draw is available at 3/1. </s> It’s finally here: the final of the English Football League cup! Manchester United will battle Southampton in Wembley Stadium on Feb. 26, with the winner raising the cup in glory! It’s going to be wild so don’t miss a single second!

It’s the first silverware of the season, and both Manchester United and Southampton FC want to leave Wembley Stadium with the EFL Cup. Jose Mourinho, 54, will push his side to bring the cup back to Old Trafford, while Southampton manager Claude Puel, 55, is in the hunt for his second managerial win against Man U. It’s go big or go home, so when the game kicks off at 11:30 AM ET, be sure you tune in to see who wins the cup!

Manchester United hasn’t won the EFL cup since 2010. Since then, Birmingham City, Liverpool, Swansea City, Chelsea and Manchester City have claimed the EFL title. The Red Devils have four titles under their belt, while The Saints have yet to win their first League cup. This is their first trip to Wembley in over 40 years, according to the Telegraph, so they want to make it a good one.

Southampton may not have as many cup wins, but they got to the final with an impressive victory over Liverpool, putting the Reds away 2-0 on aggregate. They’ve reached this final without conceding a single goal, indicating that the Saints’ defense may be heaven sent. If Nathan Redmond, 22, can score the winning goal like he did in the second leg against Liverpool, it would leave many of Southampton’s fans going “Hallelujah!”

Of course, the Red Devils may just put the Saints through hell. While Wayne Rooney, 31, is unlikely to star this match due to lingering injuries, according to the Express, the team still has Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 35, Marcus Rashford, 19, and Juan Mata, 28, as potential offensive threats.

Who do you want to win the EFL Cup, HollywoodLifers? Do you want Manchester United to claim the silverware or do you think it’s Southampton’s year? </s> The 2017 EFL Cup final means different things to Manchester United and Southampton.

The teams will face off Sunday at Wembley Stadium in the 2017 English Football League Cup Final, which offers teams the first chance to win a major trophy in the English soccer season.

For Manchester United, winning the game would mark Jose Mourinho’s first trophy as the Red Devils’ manager and a step in the club’s ascent toward its heights of yesteryear.

Southampton hasn’t won a major trophy since 1976. Victory over Manchester United would give the Saints and their fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to march out of a stadium with silverware.

Here’s how to watch Manchester United vs. Southampton online.

When: Sunday, Feb. 26, at 11:30 a.m. ET

 Live Stream: FuboTV </s> Manchester City won the 2018 Carabao Cup at Wembley Stadium as they crushed Arsenal 3-0 in Sunday's final.

Pep Guardiola's side were dominant from start to finish, and goals by Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva gave City a comfortable win over a disappointing Arsenal side.

Stuart Brennan of the Manchester Evening News shared the two teams:

Manchester City started the game brightly, but Arsenal had the clearest chance of the opening exchanges. Mesut Ozil sent Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in on goal, and he looked set to score until Kyle Walker got a foot in and allowed goalkeeper Claudio Bravo to claim the ball. ESPN FC's Jonathan Smith felt Aubameyang might have been offside in any case:

City took the lead after just 18 minutes following some poor defending by Shkodran Mustafi. Bravo launched a kick upfield, which caught Mustafi the wrong side of Aguero. The striker then raced through on goal and dinked the ball over David Ospina.

Sports writer Ben Fairthorne said it was unacceptable defending by Mustafi:

On the touchline, managers Guardiola and Arsene Wenger indulged in an argument following the goal, though it ended with a handshake and a hug.

Arsenal had few sights of goal in the first half with Kompany doing a fine job in containing Aubameyang. Granit Xhaka clipped a ball through for the striker, but Kompany showed fine pace to catch up with him and then eased him off the ball.

City reached half-time with their lead intact, but they were far from their best, as The Independent's Miguel Delaney explained:

Guardiola's side continued to threaten after the break, as Kompany went close with an effort that just deflected off Laurent Koscielny and flew wide. City were also forced into a change as Fernandinho picked up an injury and had to be replaced by Bernardo Silva.

Arsenal almost had a goal after a mistake by Bravo. A hopeful ball by Hector Bellerin found Aubameyang, and although Bravo came flying out of his area, he did not make contact with the ball. The striker could not take advantage, however, and ended up being penalised for a foul on the goalkeeper.

City then made their dominance count by adding a second goal on 58 minutes. Kevin De Bruyne played a corner to Ilkay Gundogan on the edge of the box, and his ball into the area was diverted past Ospina by Kompany.

Henry Winter of the Times relayed how City fans celebrated the goal:

Manchester City wrapped up the win shortly afterwards when Danilo found David Silva, who fired a shot across the goal and past a diving Ospina. Former striker Alan Shearer highlighted the gap in quality between the two teams:

It was a dismal showing by Arsenal, who were weak defensively and could not match the commitment and attitude of their opponents. In contrast, City will hope this is their first trophy of many this season. The win will also be made all the sweeter by the goals, which were scored by three of the club's greatest players. </s> Pep Guardiola claimed his maiden English silverware as goals by Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva gave his Manchester City side an easy 3-0 victory over Arsenal in the League Cup final on Sunday.

The first ever domestic final clash between the sides was a largely disappointing affair at a freezing Wembley Stadium but runaway Premier League leaders City had far too much for an Arsenal side who suffered a forgettable afternoon.

Aguero’s 18th-minute goal gave City a halftime lead and Arsenal withered after the break as Kompany prodded in from close range after 58 minutes before Silva effectively ended the contest seven minutes later with a left-foot finish.

After a trophy-less first season in charge of City, Guardiola’s career trophy haul as a manager now stands at 19, having won 11 with Barcelona and seven at Bayern Munich.

Arsenal have now lost a record six League Cup finals while City have won it three times in five years. </s> Manchester United and Chelsea will face off Saturday, May 19 in Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup final.

Man United defeated Tottenham 2-1 back on April 21 to earn its spot in the final. After falling behind 1-0 early in the semifinal match, Manchester United got goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera to pick up the victory. With another title, it would match Arsenal for the most all-time with 13.

Chelsea, which is seeking its eight FA Cup title in club history, had a 2-0 victory over Southampton the following day in its semifinal match to advance. The teams were tied at halftime, but Chelsea jumped ahead with a goal in the 46th minute courtesy of Olivier Giroud. Alvaro Morata sealed the contest with a goal in the 82nd.

The teams last played each other in a Premier League match that Manchester United won 2-1.

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The League Cup reaches its final act this weekend after seven months of entertaining matches with Arsenal and Manchester City set to clash in tomorrow’s final.

Arsenal will be hoping to give their fans another joyous occasion at Wembley after a disappointing Premier League campaign so far.

Manager Arsene Wenger will also be hoping to create a bit of personal history himself by adding the EFL Cup to his collection of accolades during his time in England and thus completing the set of domestic honours.

Manchester City will be hoping to put their shock defeat against Wigan in the FA Cup behind them and secure the first piece of silverware on offer this season.

Pep Guardiola’s side have been in incredible form this season, and will be hoping to use the disappointment of their FA Cup exit to win a treble over the remainder of the season.

City have beaten West Brom, Wolves, Leicester and Bristol City en route to the final, whilst the Gunners have overcome Doncaster, Norwich, West Ham and Chelsea.

What time is Man City vs Arsenal kick-off?

The EFL Cup final will be held on Sunday 25 February at Wembley Stadium, with kick-off at 4.30pm.

Which channel can I watch Man City vs Arsenal on?

You can catch all the action live on Sky Sports Football and Main Event, with coverage starting at 4pm.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is confident that Welsh internation Aaron Ramsey will be ready to be involved at Wembley after a groin injury kept him out of the last three games.

Mesut Ozil is also expected to be available after illness while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can play having been ineligible in the Europa League.

Alexandre Lacazette (knee) and Santi Cazorla (Achilles) are out and Henrikh Mkhitaryan is cup-tied.

Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling is winning his battle with a muscular problem and could be included in the squad, according to reports today.

Striker Gabriel Jesus (knee) could come into the squad after almost two months out but left-back with Fabian Delph suspended.

Oleksandr Zinchenko or Danilo could feature with Benjamin Mendy (knee) out long term.

Manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed Claudio Bravo will retain his place in goal having featured in all domestic cup matches this season.

What are the odds? (Courtesy of Betfair)

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MORE: Arsene Wenger denies Pep Guardiola has raised the bar ahead of Arsenal v Manchester City Carabao Cup final </s> A 4th minute goal from Alexis Sanchez and a 79th minute goal from Aaron Ramsey sandwiched inbetween a Diego Costa effort in the 76th minute ensured Arsenal football club of England beat Chelsea 2-1 to win the FA Cup on Saturday night, officially becoming the most successful football club in English FA cup history.Nigeria's Victor Moses was red carded in the second half- which meant Antonio Conte's side played majority of the second half with ten men. Despite Arsenal's inability to qualify for the UEFA Champions League,the FA cup victory on Saturday night means Arsenal's executive board might hand Arsene Wenger a new contract.Congrats to Arsenal. </s> The difficult period Manchester, England, is experiencing has made friends out of foes.

Manchester City used Twitter on Wednesday to congratulate Manchester United for its 2-0 win over Ajax in the 2017 UEFA Europa League final. Manchester City blended the clubs’ colors in a poignant message it sent seconds after the final whistle and two days after a suicide bomber detonated a device, which killed 22 people and hospitalized at least 59 following an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena.

Just 3.8 miles separate Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium from Manchester United’s Old Trafford. The teams have become fierce rivals in recent years, with Manchester City supplanting Manchester United as the most powerful team in the city.

But the bombing seems to have united the city, and its teams, in both grief and healing.

Manchester United and Manchester City will compete in the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League next season. Should they face off, they’ll now do so in a greater spirit of brotherhood than ever before.

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Manchester City beat Arsenal 3–0 at Wembley Stadium to win the 2017–18 EFL Cup for the fifth time.