Carabao Cup final ratings: Kepa struggles but O'Reilly shines as Man City beat Arsenal

Nico O'Reilly's brace earned him the man of the match award.

DODGEY KEPA: Arsenal goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga drops the ball which led to Manchester City's Nico O'Reilly's first goal. Pic: Adam Davy/PA Wire.

Arsenal

Kepa Arrizabalaga

Had looked rusty and uncertain even before his two big second-half errors, one of which led to him being booked, the other gifting City their opening goal. 4

Ben White

Restricted Doku in the first half but had more to contend with as City upped the ante after the break. 6

William Saliba

Was up against Haaland for most of the game and largely kept the Norwegian quiet. 7

Gabriel

Positioning excellent throughout and made some good challenges to thwart Semenyo. 7

Piero Hincapie

Found Semenyo tough to handle after being booked early on for a poor challenge on Nunes. 5

Martin Zubimendi

Slipped Havertz in for early chance and was solid defensively. 6

Declan Rice

Provided bite in the Arsenal midfield but City restricted his influence. 7

Bukayo Saka

Made a lively start and had early opportunities but then faded. 6

Leandro Trossard

Unable to get into the game once City started to dominate possession. 6

Kai Havertz

Failed to make the most of an early chance and had little impact thereafter. 6

Viktor Gyokeres

Made some strong runs in the opening minutes but was otherwise well marshalled by City. 6

Substitutes

Riccardo Calafiori (for Hincapie, 65)

Provided a greater threat and hit a post, but it was too little, too late for Arsenal. 6

Noni Madueke (for Havertz, 66)

Delivered some good balls but could not alter the course of the game. 7

Gabriel Jesus (for White, 82)

Hit the bar coming on late. 7

Gabriel Martinelli (for Trossard, 82)

Introduced late on to little effect. 5

Manchester City

James Trafford 

Superb triple save helped City weather a tough opening then made a good stop in the second half. 8

Matheus Nunes

Strong going forward and produced some final balls, not least his cross for O'Reilly's second. 8

Abdukodir Khusanov

His timing was occasionally awry but his challenges were strong. 6

Nico O'Reilly

Arsenal may have seen him as a defensive weak link but he exuded confidence and was twice in the right place at the right time to score. 9

Rodri

Provided the rock-solid assurance City needed. 7

Bernardo Silva

Had a scrappy first half but grew in influence after the break. 7

Antoine Semenyo

Was a constant danger to Arsenal on the right and regularly troubled Hincapie. 7

Rayan Cherki

Ineffective in the first period but came to the fore as City began to assert themselves after the break and later showed some tricks. 7

Jeremy Doku

Got into some dangerous positions but lacked the end product. 6

Erling Haaland

Took time to impose himself and could not get onto the scoresheet but was a threat in the second half. 7

Substitutes

Phil Foden (for Cherki, 90)

Given a late run-out. 5