Arsenal 1-4 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola triumphs in battle with former assistant Mikel Arteta

Holders Manchester Metropolis piled on the distress for Arsenal with a ruthless efficiency at Emirates Stadium to succeed in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.

The Gunners had been determined for the primary 25 minutes, French defender Aymeric Laporte heading an ideal probability vast earlier than the hosts levelled with their first critical try.

Nineteen-year-old Brazilian ahead Gabriel Martinelli offered a wonderful cross for Alexandre Lacazette to move dwelling however Metropolis scored twice in 5 second-half minutes to seal victory.

Keeper Runar Alex Runarsson allowed Riyad Mahrez’s free-kick to squirm by means of his gloves and into the online earlier than Phil Foden added the third with a dink over Arsenal’s Iceland stopper.

Foden seemed offside after Fernandinho’s move however with no video assistant referee system in operation, the aim was allowed to face.

There was nothing controversial about Metropolis’s fourth aim, Laporte assembly Foden’s pretty curling cross to move dwelling unmarked.

Extra distress for Gunners

With no wins in seven within the Premier League, Arsenal’s issues proceed to mount after being turfed out of the EFL Cup following a listing of errors towards a Metropolis aspect that had been misfiring in latest weeks.

They confirmed some character after falling behind within the third minute however had been architects of their very own downfall as Metropolis took full management within the second half.

Arteta was in search of a giant efficiency after a wretched run of kind left them languishing fifteenth within the desk, simply 4 factors above the relegation zone.

As an alternative poor marking was accountable for the primary and fourth targets, whereas a obtrusive goalkeeping error gifted Metropolis their second.

If there was a constructive for Arteta, who now trails Pep Guardiola 3-1 within the battle between the Metropolis boss and his former assistant, it got here within the form of Martinelli.

Having not too long ago returned from a critical damage, {the teenager} seemed sharp and hungry, whereas his help was among the best moments of the sport for the hosts.

Nevertheless Martinelli, who had earlier been caught by keeper Zack Steffen, was pressured off early within the second half after choosing up one other knock.

Guardiola closing in on one other trophy

Metropolis, in search of a fourth successive EFL Cup triumph, be part of Championship Brentford within the semi-final draw which will probably be made following Everton’s tie with Manchester United on Wednesday.

They’ve been removed from their greatest within the Premier League however moved to inside two wins of a ninth trophy since Guardiola took cost in 2016 after exposing Arsenal’s frailties.

The Metropolis boss named a much-changed line-up but they had been nonetheless an excessive amount of for his or her opponents and in the long run coasted to victory, a lot in order that the providers of Raheem Sterling, who was on the bench, weren’t required.

Jesus seems to be to have his swagger again.

He proved a handful whereas each Mohamed Elneny and Shkodran Mustafi had been booked for fouls on Metropolis’s quantity 9.

With Foden scoring and offering an help, it was a close to good evening for Metropolis, who had been lucky to complete the primary half with 11 gamers on the pitch after Fernandinho’s handcrafted contact with Dani Ceballos’ face.

With no VAR, Metropolis escaped and might now look ahead to a one-leg semi-final in two weeks’ time.

‘A extremely arduous outcome to take’ – what they mentioned

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta: “It is a actually painful second once more. We began the sport conceding actually early, a extremely mushy aim. However the gamers reacted to be truthful and we began to develop as the sport was shifting ahead.

“We scored a aim, a extremely good aim and after that I feel we had been the higher crew for the subsequent 25 minutes.

“It is a actually arduous outcome to take. However as effectively we have now to take a look at issues that may assist us for the longer term, and I’ve to say for the younger gamers in a extremely tough situation they did very well.”

Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola: “They did not create a lot however we weren’t fluid. We modified it half-time and put another participant within the place we wanted and we had been a lot better.

“We’re within the semi-finals and that’s necessary for us. Now it’s Newcastle and Everton, simply two days distinction.

“We’ll should see the draw. We’re going to play to succeed in the ultimate 4 years in a row.”

Dominating the competitors – the very best of the stats

• Since dropping to Manchester United in October 2016, Manchester Metropolis have progressed from every of their final 18 League Cup ties, successful the competitors in every of the final three campaigns.
• Arsenal (14) have been eradicated from the quarter-final stage of this competitors extra instances than every other aspect.
• The Gunners conceded at the very least 4 instances at dwelling in a League Cup encounter for the primary time since November 1998.
• Metropolis are the primary crew to win 4 consecutive away video games towards Arsenal in all competitions since Chelsea between 1960 and 1965 (six in a row).
• Riyad Mahrez has scored his fifth direct free-kick in all competitions in English soccer and first since netting vs Everton within the Premier League in September 2019.
• Phil Foden has had a hand in 9 targets in his final 12 League Cup appearances (4 targets, 5 assists).

What’s subsequent?

Arsenal return to Premier League motion once they host Chelsea in a giant London derby on Saturday (17:30 GMT), whereas Metropolis host Newcastle on the identical day at 20:00.

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