Manchester City completed part one of a possible treble Sunday, winning the League Cup final in style with a comprehensive 3-0 win over a defensively absent-minded Arsenal.
It was the first major English trophy for City manager Pep Guardiola in his second season at the helm. His counterpart, Arsene Wenger, has never won the League Cup since he became Arsenal's manager in 1996, and the stinging defeat at Wembley Stadium puts his position at the club under further pressure.
City looked a completely different team from the start of the week, when the team crashed out of the FA Cup in a 1-0 loss to Wigan on Monday that ended its hopes for a quadruple.
Sergio Aguero gave City the lead in the 18th minute on Sunday after an atrocious defensive error from Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi, who misjudged a direct long ball launched from goalkeeper Claudio Bravo and allowed Aguero a free run on goal. Aguero ambled forward in a one-on-one and lifted the ball over Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina. Mustafi claimed that Aguero had nudged him to win the ball, but television replays appeared to show there was little contact.
City captain Vincent Kompany doubled the scoreline when he diverted a shot from Ilkay Gundogan into the bottom corner in the 58th. It was more poor defending from Arsenal that led to the goal, with Gundogan being allowed to prowl freely around the penalty area before unleashing his shot. David Silva scored City's third goal seven minutes later with a low angled shot that whizzed just inside the post.
Arsenal supporters started heading for the exits after Silva's goal with shouts of "Wenger Out."
Arsenal had looked bright in the early stages of the first half and striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a chance to give his side the lead in the eighth minute, but a last-ditch tackle from Kyle Walker prevented Arsenal's new signing from getting off a shot.
The Gunners continued to pressure City and they looked like they might just repeat their FA Cup successes at Wembley, after winning that competition three times in the last four seasons including 2017.
But Arsenal's casual defending was the team's undoing again.