Sporting alert: Ex-Lions star wins trophy at Man City-Arsenal | OneFootball

With the assistance of Portuguese Matheus Nunes, Manchester City defeated Arsenal 2-0 this Sunday, claiming the English League Cup for the ninth time, five years after their last victory, and coming just one short of matching Liverpool, the record holder with 10 titles in the competition.

The first goal came at the 60th minute and was decisive. Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who still tops the list of the most expensive goalkeepers in world football (80 million euros paid in 2018 by Chelsea to Athletic Bilbao), let a cross from Frenchman Rayan Cherki slip through his fingers, and Nico O'Reilly took advantage of the gift, simply heading the ball over the goal line.

The English defender scored again four minutes later, also with a precise header, following a pinpoint cross from Matheus Nunes - a former teammate of Paulinho -, who, like Bernardo Silva, a colleague in the Portuguese national team, played the entire match and was a very influential element in the Manchester lineup, which was missing Rúben Dias due to injury.

Arsenal realized that winning their third Carabao Cup title would be difficult, but they never stopped trying, as was evident in the 78th and 88th minutes when Italian Riccardo Calafiori and Brazilian Gabriel Jesus, both substitutes, hit the post and the crossbar of the opposing goal, respectively. However, it was not enough to prevent the already expected outcome.

In the 2025/26 season, playing for the British club, Matheus Nunes – valued at 45 million euros – has already played 39 matches (3,147 minutes), scoring once. The Portuguese international, formerly of Sporting, also has six assists to his name.

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