00:00They are kicking a ball around Wembley when they do.
00:05This is the first time that the dream comes true for five of these players.
00:12It's Bernardo Silva's ninth cup final here.
00:16Not sure you ever get used to playing in front of 90,000 fans on a stage like this one.
00:28Rob, plenty of attacking intent in both of those 11s.
00:31Yeah, and you're looking at Manchester City.
00:33Of the standing of Arsenal in red and Manchester City in blue.
00:37But you get the feeling there might be even more at stake in the next couple of hours.
00:42The winner will have momentum in the chase for further honours in the next couple of months.
00:48It all went, they knew that Highline was there again.
00:53That's terrific from Rice, picking out Bakayo Saka.
00:56Chance to test out his England teammate Nico O'Reilly.
01:00Ben White's first touch was heavy.
01:01But here's Subimendi, and here's Havertz.
01:04And what a save that is by Trafford.
01:05And again, and again.
01:07Once from Havertz, twice from Saka.
01:10James Trafford, quick out of the blocks.
01:13Given the opportunity on the day, and immediately given the opportunity,
01:17to show us all why.
01:19Brilliant.
01:20From the sub-keeper, from the second-choice keeper.
01:24And this decision to come is so quick, so fast,
01:27because he's onside.
01:28To cut that distance down from six yards to nothing.
01:34Rice didn't buy any of those dummies.
01:36Scherke, that's clever.
01:37Semenyo, somehow spun it to space.
01:40Still Antoine Semenyo.
01:42Chats for Haarlem.
01:43Really well defended.
01:45White and Hincapie jumped with him and made it very...
01:48Best moment for Manchester City.
01:50And they had to do something different.
01:51And Scherke and Semenyo provided that something of difference.
01:57White at the far post.
01:59Knew he was going to get out-jumped.
02:01Knew he was going to get muscled by Haarland.
02:03And that's in him and Hincapie.
02:06Just trying to provide enough of a block, enough of an obstacle.
02:10Three for company here for Nico O'Reilly.
02:13He's got Saka for company too.
02:16He used to be a full-back.
02:18It's the last action of a close first half.
02:22Surprise, surprise.
02:24They just haven't been able to plant their flag on the summit.
02:29And the rest of us keep reminding them of it.
02:38Rodri.
02:40Towards the head of Haarland.
02:42The way by Saliba.
02:43This is Ake.
02:46Hincapie smuggles it clear.
02:48Well, it fell for the wrong player.
02:51They needed Rodri.
02:52They needed Bernardo Silva on the edge of the box.
02:54It was Ake.
02:58But City are still on the edge of the Arsenal box.
03:01And here's Ryan Scherke again.
03:03And keeper spilled it.
03:05And O'Reilly scored!
03:08Breakthrough for Manchester City.
03:11Nico O'Reilly.
03:13Happy birthday!
03:1721 yesterday.
03:19He scored against Real Madrid this season.
03:23And now he scored in a Wembley Cup final.
03:27Because he can't make his mind up whether it's a catch or parry.
03:30And he goes for the former.
03:32And it should be the latter.
03:34Just needs a touch on it.
03:36Feel it's on its way.
03:37But he doesn't.
03:38He tries to catch it.
03:40It's just millimeters too high.
03:43And the left back.
03:45In the center forward position.
03:47The goal poachers position.
03:49Is there.
03:50It's first to react.
03:52And makes no mistake from two yards.
03:55He won't score an easier goal.
03:58He might not score a bigger goal.
04:02He made the error.
04:04And Nico O'Reilly capitalized.
04:10The desperation.
04:11Just to relieve the pressure.
04:13To grab the ball.
04:16O'Reilly to Doku.
04:17Arsenal reeling here.
04:25Doku to Mateus Nunez.
04:28Doku to Mateus Nunez.
04:28It's Rodri.
04:29It's Mateus Nunez.
04:32Clipped in.
04:34It's in again.
04:36He's done it again.
04:38What a week he's having.
04:42Nico O'Reilly.
04:48Local hero.
04:51If he wasn't playing today.
04:53He'd probably be behind that goal.
04:56He's having the game of his life.
04:59And they're all over the place.
05:00Arsenal.
05:01You just watch Nico O'Reilly.
05:04Coming in.
05:05Off his.
05:05The left-hand side of your screen.
05:07Just drives past Saka.
05:09And from there.
05:10The bodies in the box.
05:11Take away the other defenders.
05:14And he's got the freedom.
05:15Of the six-yard box.
05:17It's a wonderfully dink cross.
05:20But.
05:20The strength of Arsenal.
05:22Has been that defensive line.
05:23And it has been pushed.
05:26And pushed.
05:27And pushed.
05:27And it has been breached.
05:37Pep Guardiola has been shown a yellow card for that celebration.
05:42I'm not sure who might.
05:45I see Calafiore and Yorker as the top of the screen.
05:49All run in to block.
05:54Rice takes it.
05:56Calafiore.
05:57And he's straight to Trafford.
06:02Subir Mendy.
06:03In towards Trossard.
06:05He's got it back to Calafiore.
06:07Oh.
06:08That wasn't far away.
06:10Either from the post.
06:11Or from Leandro Trossard.
06:12Off Trossard.
06:13And then off the post.
06:15He thought the opportunity had gone when he'd taken the touch.
06:18But.
06:18He was measuring it.
06:20Almost to perfection.
06:22Just get across the ball.
06:24And let the curve do the work.
06:26I think Trossard might have been offside as it happens.
06:33And he's still a little warning sign for Manchester City.
06:38But it's back with Jokeres.
06:40Manchester City just lost a bit of concentration.
06:45They've lost concentration.
06:46And Arsenal have lost the quality there.
06:48Three opportunities there.
06:53Madweki.
06:56It's tossed towards Gabriel Jesus.
06:58It's a looping header off the crossbar.
07:00Jokeres is there.
07:01Just wouldn't fall for him.
07:03Half-hearted penalty appeals.
07:05As Jokeres goes down.
07:07This shot.
07:09This was the moment for Arsenal.
07:11Where you're thinking they're going to get back onto it.
07:13He does everything he can do.
07:14Just to try and feel it.
07:16Back towards the far corner.
07:19Wembley waited.
07:20And it wasn't to be.
07:25Just mesmerising isn't it?
07:29And he's found a cross.
07:31Found ahead of Gabriel.
07:35Looked away by Gabriel Jesus.
07:40I mean Arsenal actually have hit the woodwork twice in the last few minutes.
07:44But Manchester City have been a class apart since the restart.
07:50No doubting they deserve this lead.
07:52And then when they were on top they took their opportunities.
07:54And when Arsenal were.
07:56They didn't.
07:58Jeremy Doku.
08:02That would have been a lovely way to crown it.
08:05The frustration for Doku.
08:07This is about the only frustration you feel they're going to get between now and full time.
08:11It's opened up for him.
08:15Normal service is resumed.
08:18Manchester City are major trophy winners again.
08:2422 months was quite long enough for Pep Guardiola to go hungry.
08:29His appetite for success remains insatiable.
08:35A 16th major trophy in less than a decade.
08:40The greatest decade in the history of Manchester City.
08:44And it's not quite over.
08:52But the delight that this triumph has brought to Guardiola in particular.
08:58Will be my memory of this.
09:01Blue ribbons and another trophy.
09:03Another blue moon rising.
09:05The winners of the 2026.
09:09Carabao.
09:12Manchester City.
09:16Manchester City just keep on winning.
09:20They simply cannot get enough.
09:25Serial silver hunters.
09:28And don't think for one moment that they are finished with this season.
09:32They have still got plenty to play for.
09:38It is a first city success for half of this squad.
09:42They are learning fast.
09:44Most will disappear into the skies tomorrow to play for their countries.
09:48But they will return to the FA Cup and the Premier League title race.
09:53City eyes are always on the prize.
09:56The people so calend cum.
09:57The people so calendars.
09:58The peopley where induces this move.
09:58In doing setting up is not as bilbinator.
09:58You know, David Bell.
09:59Cl24.
10:00For that, it's not pigeons so ne fois.
10:00Right?
10:00Good.
10:01Next, September.
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