Overview
- Kickoff is 17:30 local time at Wembley, with live coverage on pay-TV broadcaster Sky and the paid streaming service WOW.
- Guardiola called the match a big moment and a major challenge to gauge City’s level, urging his players to forget the Real Madrid defeat and move on.
- Arsenal arrive as Premier League leaders by nine points, though City have a game in hand and host the league meeting on 19 April.
- Arteta described the final as a defining moment and said his team must prove it can win trophies, with a victory delivering Arsenal’s first League Cup in six years and his second major title.
- Sky pundit Didi Hamann suggested Guardiola could leave City this summer, and the Daily Mail reported he may consider a short break to decide his future, which remains unconfirmed.