Sky Sports activities’ Paul Merson believes Arsenal will nonetheless win the Premier League this season regardless of their Carabao Cup last defeat to Manchester Metropolis – nevertheless it’s the one trophy the Gunners will carry this season.
Two objectives from Nico O’Reilly gave Metropolis a 2-0 win at Wembley, which ended Arsenal’s pursuit of an unprecedented quadruple.
Mikel Arteta’s aspect are nonetheless within the quarter-finals of the Champions League and FA Cup this season – whereas they maintain a nine-point lead over second-placed Metropolis, with a Premier League assembly between the 2 to return on April 19.
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Highlights from the Carabao Cup last match between Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis.
Learn beneath for the Magic Man’s ideas on Arsenal’s Carabao Cup last loss…
‘Man Metropolis completely destroyed Arsenal’
Man Metropolis turned up within the second half of the Carabao Cup last and completely gave Arsenal a footballing lesson on the highest stage.
For 25 minutes of the second half, nobody at Arsenal wished the ball. They had been booting the ball away, simply kicking it again to Metropolis.
And Metropolis destroyed them, completely destroyed them.
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Relive the story of the day as Manchester Metropolis beat Arsenal 2-0 within the 2026 Carabao Cup last at Wembley.
It is a sore one for Arsenal. It is a confidence-sapping defeat since you come within the dressing room after that and assume: oh my God, we simply bought destroyed within the second half.
Will it influence the Premier League? Arsenal are too good for the opposite groups they need to play in opposition to within the run-in, so they are going to beat these groups.
However watching that recreation and that second half, I do not see Arsenal profitable the rest however the Premier League.
Man Metropolis are nonetheless within the FA Cup. Watching that recreation, you would be shocked if Arsenal went again to Wembley and beat them.
After which within the Champions League, I have a look at Barcelona – who Arsenal are heading in the right direction to play within the semi-finals – and Arsenal have not bought the tempo to hassle Barcelona’s excessive line.
The ahead gamers aren’t electrical – they don’t seem to be like Anthony Elanga or Anthony Gordon who brought on Barcelona issues within the final 16.
I would dread to assume what Barcelona might do to Arsenal.
‘Arsenal gamers not wanting the ball is fairly worrying’
It is a unhealthy mistake from Kepa, a shocker of a mistake. However he wasn’t on the pitch when eight of Arsenal’s outfield gamers had been getting ripped to shreds.
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Nico O’Reilly offers Manchester Metropolis the opener of their Carabao Cup last conflict with Arsenal.
Solely two Arsenal gamers might stroll off the pitch with their head held excessive and they’re William Saliba and Gabriel. They had been excellent, and so they could not do any extra.
For the opposite eight gamers, Kepa’s achieved them a favour as a result of everybody’s now speaking about him and the error – however no-one will speak in regards to the different gamers not deserving greater than a 5 out of 10.
I used to be at Wembley and what I used to be watching was: who on Arsenal’s group wished the ball once they had been getting beat and it was going horribly unsuitable? And no-one wished the ball. No person.
If any of these gamers wish to sit down and watch a video of me and go: I used to be searching for it right here and there, I might say: ‘I am afraid you were not’. It was fairly worrying.
The constructive for Arsenal is that they’re nonetheless in three tournaments. You may’t lose sight of that. The principle factor for them is to win the Premier League.
For those who had been to surrender any trophy, it might have been the Carabao Cup. But it surely’s one other trophy gone lacking, one other misplaced last – and they will get some flak this week.
