Manchester City trounce Arsenal 3-0 in the League Cup Final : 5 Talking Points

#2 The stars failed to shine in a final that was played under the dark clouds of nervousness

Both the playmakers uncharacteristically had an off-day in the final.

So much was expected from the two stars who have been in great form for their respective sides since signing contract extensions, committing their future to the club.

Unfortunately the match failed to rise to the levels that these two creative wizards often revel in. Instead the match seemed to be quite edgy and not particularly intense. Both sides failed to gain a proper foot-hold in the match in the opening exchanges as the game moved from one stoppage to the next.

The wilful ignorance of the Arsenal backline, who bent over backwards to get City off to a decent start by gifting a goal to Sergio Aguero - who looked sharper than most on the night, something we haven't seen happen an awful lot this season, was more responsible for the goal than the class of the Argentine.

Kevin de Bruyne and Mesut Ozil were always on the fringes of the game with neither really grabbing the game by the scruff of it's neck.

Similarly the likes of Leroy Sane and Ilkay Gundogan failed to impress as did Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere (although the same can be said of every man in an Arsenal shirt).

David Silva however continued his streak of never having a bad day at the office. An absolute legend.