I’m proud of the boys – Bernardo on Carabao Cup win | OneFootball

Captain Bernardo Silva hailed his teammates after our 2026 Carabao Cup final victory over Arsenal.

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Nico O’Reilly’s second half double helped us to a 2-0 Wembley win to bring up our ninth triumph in this competition and a record fifth for boss Pep Guardiola.

Bernardo, who played a starring role in the centre of midfield, saluted the squad in the aftermath of this latest success.

“I’m really happy and proud of the boys,” he said.

“To beat this team is not easy. They’re a fantastic side.

“I try to help the team as much as possible. I know exactly the way the manager wants to play. I know the standards this club demands. I always try my best.

“I think with the players we had to day on the pitch, my job and Rodri’s was to give as much stability as we can to the team.

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“So we wanted to stay stable, stay compact, not make stupid mistakes and let them bring the game to us.

“Overall it was a very good performance.”

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On the ebb and flow of the contest at the national stadium, Bernardo accepted our opponents were in the ascendancy in the opening stages.

But he stressed that once he and his colleagues felt the game was there for the taking, they didn’t flinch in doing what was needed to bring home the trophy.

“The first 15 minutes it felt difficult, they were able to create a big chance where James Trafford was amazing for us,” he added.

“I think especially the second half, we tried to go for them a bit more. We felt they lost a bit of energy and when we felt that we had to go for it even more.

“Nico O’Reilly is really good at arriving in the box in those moments. We were lucky enough to score the first one. And then when we were on top, we’re always a team that can find spaces well. So it was really good for us. A very good performance.

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“In a final you know both teams will have momentum. Arsenal’s was in the first 15 minutes, and in those moments you try to fight together and when you feel the momentum you have to make it as large as possible and really go for them.

“That’s what we tried to do with Jeremy and Semenyo on both wings, we have the firepower to go for them, Nico O’Reilly arriving too. Today I think we were really good.”