Antoine Semenyo scored a stunning winning goal in the 72nd minute as it was full steam ahead for the Carabao Cup holders.

Neither side had looked on track to lift the famous trophy in a dour match with few chances.

City controlled the first half without creating many chances. Chelsea keeper Robert Sanchez, wearing a Petr Cech-style head guard had little to do, while at the other end James Trafford could have sat in the stands to watch the match.

But after the break, the teams stepped up their urgency. Pep replaced the rather ineffective Omar Marmoush with Rayan Cherki – a surprise omission from the starting line up.

It was Chelsea, though, who went closest to opening the scoring when Trafford flapped at a corner and Moises Caicedo headed the ball goalwards, only for Rodri to head clear virtually off the goalline.

The one moment of magic came in the 72nd minute as captain Bernardo Silva played the ball through to Erling Haaland. It looked like his pass had actually meant to find Semenyo, but the former Bournemouth player realised he was in an offside position so left it to Haaland. And the Norwegian’s cross saw Semenyo improvise brilliantly to backheel the ball past Sanchez. It certainly made amends for an earlier miss by Semenyo when he headed over the bar from Nico O’Reilly’s cross. Chelsea’s fans, who were vocal throughout the match, thought they had levelled two minutes later but Enzo Fernandez’s prod goalwards landed on the roof of the net. Matheus Nunes hit the post for City and Cherki had a shot well saved, while at the other end Trafford saved from substitute Pedro Neto. Former City youngster Liam Delap wasted a good chance as he headed well wide from close range. Chelsea had a few penalty shouts, but the referee seemed to make the right call each time. As well as winning the domestic cup double, City made history as the only team to win every single match in the League Cup and the FA Cup. But a delighted Guardiola bemoaned the team’s travel to London the previous day, saying it took them six hours from Manchester. “The trains here are bad,” he joked. He also revealed that the players will be allowed one beer tonight, but they have to be ready to fly to Bournemouth on Tuesday as they pray that Arsenal slip up in one of their final two matches.

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