‘They didn’t know what to do’ – Carabao Cup final hero O’Reilly says Man City can catch Arsenal in Premier League | OneFootball

Nico O’Reilly says Manchester City “dominated” Arsenal in their 2-0 Carabao Cup final win, and that his side can use the triumph as a springboard in the Premier League title race.

O’Reilly scored both of City’s goals in the second half to secure them the silverware.

On the win, the 21-year-old said: “Great night, great weekend and so happy to get the win. I think we dominated as soon as we came out in the second half and we didn’t let them out of their half. 

“I think it was a few tweaks from the manager, tactical-wise, positioning-wise and it worked well. I thought when we came out the second half, when we came out with a lot of energy and threat to their goal, it was pretty impressive what we did. They didn’t know what to do, to be honest.”

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City are nine points behind Arsenal in the league but have a game in hand on the Gunners and still have to face them at home.

Asked if it was a big statement that City have made to Arsenal, O’Reilly said: “Yeah, 100 per cent. It is a blow for them, obviously. We need to build on it and get some momentum from this game now.

“As soon as the international break is over, we need to kick on and fight hard. We’ve got our game in hand in the Premier League, we’ve got to play them at our place. We’re still in the FA Cup, Liverpool is a tough tie, we know that. So, yeah, we need to do everything we can to keep going.”

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