Talking points ahead of the Carabao Cup final between Manchester City and Spurs

City are eyeing further domination of the League Cup while Spurs are hoping to end a 13-year wait for a trophy.

Published Apr 20, 2021

Manchester City take on Tottenham in the 2020-21 Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.

City are eyeing further domination of the League Cup while Spurs are hoping to end a 13-year wait for a trophy as they fight it out for the first silverware of the season.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the final’s talking points.

Ending Spurs’ drought

Spurs have not won a trophy since 2007 (Sean Dempsey/PA)

City eyeing history

City have dominated the League Cup in recent years (Mike Egerton/PA)

Robbed of another Pep v Mourinho battle

Pep Guardiola, left, and Jose Mourinho have had an enduring rivalry (Martin Rickett/PA)

City’s focus elsewhere

While City will be keen to win an eighth League Cup, it would be excusable for them to have one eye on their next game – a Champions League semi-final first leg against Paris St Germain in France. City have cleaned up domestically under Guardiola but they have yet to make their mark on the European stage and that is the Spaniard’s big wish. They are looking strong contenders this season but face a PSG side that has beaten Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the last two rounds so have it tough. Guardiola will surely have Wednesday’s trip to Paris in mind when he selects his team at Wembley.

Will Spurs be ‘Spursy’?

Tottenham were beaten finalists in the 2019 Champions League final (Mike Egerton/PA)