Manchester City have set up a mouth-watering Carabao Cup final against Premier League leaders Arsenal after sweeping aside holders Newcastle with a dominant 5-1 aggregate victory in the semi-finals. Eddie Howe’s side arrived at the Etihad Stadium trailing 2-0 from the first leg and in need of something extraordinary, but their hopes were dented almost…
It was a draining, nerve-shredding contest that felt more like survival than spectacle, but over the two legs Arsenal did just enough. After 180 minutes of tension, Mikel Arteta’s side broke a run of semi-final failures and moved a step closer to silverware for the first time in six years. The Gunners are Wembley-bound and…