Blimey, O’Reilly: Carabao Cup glory for Manchester City against Arsenal: Football Weekly

Football Weekly

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🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Max Rushden is joined by Seb Hutchinson, Dan Bardell and John Brewin to review Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Arsenal at Wembley, ending hopes of Arteta’s side winning the quadruple. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:13.3	Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly, the O'OReilly Final, Manchester City win the Caravout Cup.
0:18.7	Two goals for Nico as Pep danced with anyone and everyone. He played a reserve keeper who was good. Artetta played a reserve keeper who wasn't. But Arsenal didn't really turn up. What does that mean for the rest of the season? Could they come second in everything? Arsenal fans are still on track to celebrate a spurs relegation. The fans took to the streets in their thousands to try and motivate Igor Tudor's men. This would be the turning point.
0:38.7	Narrator, it wasn't the turning point. A massive win for Forrest. Fortunately for Spurs, West Ham got battered by Villa and leads through a blank at home to Brentford. In the race for top five, should we include the Bs? And should we include Everton, who dispatched Chelsea 3-0? Arnold Slott, under more pressure after defeat at Brighton, and Manchester United's progress
0:55.0	is sort of haunted at Ballmouth.
0:56.8	Where will Sunderland put Brian Bres? dispatch Chelsea 3-0. Arna Slott, under more pressure after defeat at Brighton and Manchester United's progress is sort of haunted at Ballmouth.
0:56.8	Where will Sunderland put Brian Brobie, Brobie, Brobie, Broby, Broby's statue?
0:59.7	A last-minute winner at Newcastle helping the black cats do the double over their neighbours.
1:03.3	We'll do all that, answer your questions.
1:04.9	And that's today's Guardian Football Weekly.
1:13.4	On the panel today, Seb Hutchinson, welcome.
1:14.3	Hello.
1:15.9	Hello, Dan Bardell.
1:17.2	Hello, Max Rustin.
1:18.7	And good morning, John Bruin.
1:19.9	Good morning.
1:23.2	We begin, oh, you sound very sad, John, with that.
1:25.4	What's, is everything okay?
1:26.7	Everything's fine.
1:27.8	Everything's just fine. Great. Let's start our Wembley then, Manchester City, 2, Arsenal, okay? Everything's fine. Everything's just fine.
1:28.4	Great.
1:29.8	Let's start at Wembley then.
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