{"id":1960,"date":"2026-03-22T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osport.com.ng\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2026-03-22T11:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:00:08","slug":"arsenal-given-premier-league-title-race-incentive-as-mikel-arteta-sent-carabao-cup-final-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/?p=1960","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal given Premier League title race incentive as Mikel Arteta sent Carabao Cup final warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_2bf2ce\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Arsenal will be determined to lay down a marker in the Premier League title race this weekend<\/h2>\n<p><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33622824\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ben White of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates Jurrien Timber, Gabriel and Bukayo Saka during the Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on January 14, 2026 in London, England\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33622824.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2256295097.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33622824.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_GettyImages-2256295097.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33622824.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2256295097.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33622824.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2256295097.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Arsenal will play Man City in the Carabao Cup final this weekend\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Arsenal will play Man City in the Carabao Cup final this weekend<cite aria-label=\"Image: Photo by Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Photo by Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Wayne Bridge believes Arsenal will be given a &#8216;massive boost&#8217; to their chances of winning the Premier League if they can defeat Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final. The Gunners will lock horns with Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon as <!-- -->Mikel Arteta looks to finally get his hands on a piece of silverware.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Since replacing Unai Emery in the dugout just over six years ago, the Arsenal boss has only ever won one major trophy, and it was with his predecessor&#8217;s squad. Arteta led the north Londoners to a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup final in 2020, which was behind-closed-doors and postponed to August 2020 due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Spaniard extended Arsenal&#8217;s record as the most successful club in the competition with 14 titles. Although the Gunners have since won a couple of Community Shields, Arteta hasn&#8217;t lifted a major piece of silverware since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The former Manchester City assistant coach will be desperate to finally end his barren run this weekend. According to Bridge, there&#8217;s a lot more at stake than a trophy on the line, with Arteta and Guardiola also battling it out for the Premier League title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE! <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On whether the winner of the Carabao Cup could go on to become champions of England in May, the former Chelsea defender said <!-- -->on behalf of 10bet: &#8220;I think if you go and win it, you keep that winning mentality, so it gives you confidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Maybe it can make you overconfident as well. But if Arsenal go and win it, that will give them a massive boost for the rest of the season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-33617290\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33617290\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.41\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Eberechi Eze celebrates scoring for Arsenal vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen with Ben White and Declan Rice\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33617290.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Arsenal-FC-v-Bayer-04-Leverkusen-UEFA-Champions-League-202526-Round-of-16-Second-Leg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33617290.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Arsenal-FC-v-Bayer-04-Leverkusen-UEFA-Champions-League-202526-Round-of-16-Second-Leg.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33617290.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Arsenal-FC-v-Bayer-04-Leverkusen-UEFA-Champions-League-202526-Round-of-16-Second-Leg.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33617290.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Arsenal-FC-v-Bayer-04-Leverkusen-UEFA-Champions-League-202526-Round-of-16-Second-Leg.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Eberechi Eze celebrates scoring for Arsenal vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen with Ben White and Declan Rice\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Eberechi Eze celebrates scoring for Arsenal vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen with Ben White and Declan Rice<cite aria-label=\"Image: Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arsenal are currently nine points clear at the top of the table, but Manchester City have a game in hand. The two title challengers are also set to lock horns at the Etihad Stadium in April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Until recently, it was in both of their hands, but at the moment, it was in both of their hands,&#8221; added Bridge. &#8220;But at the moment it\u2019s Arsenal\u2019s title to lose and throw away, especially after how the results played out at the weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Manchester City will hope to return to winning ways on Sunday afternoon following their 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League last-16. Guardiola&#8217;s side crashed out of the competition, losing 5-1 on aggregate.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-33617328\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33617328\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pep Guardiola interacts with Antonio Rudiger of Real Madrid following the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Round of 16 Second Leg\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33617328.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267104601.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33617328.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2267104601.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33617328.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2267104601.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33617328.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267104601.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Pep Guardiola and Antonio Rudiger clash on the pitch at full time of Manchester City's Champions League tie with Real Madrid \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Pep Guardiola and Antonio Rudiger clash on the pitch at full time of Manchester City&#8217;s Champions League tie with Real Madrid <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On whether the Spanish giants gave Arsenal the &#8216;blueprint&#8217; to winning the Carabao Cup final, Bridge said: &#8220;Not really. I don\u2019t think they\u2019ve shown them how to do it. Arsenal will have their own style of play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Maybe City weren\u2019t quite as bad as people made out, but there was that mistake from Donnarumma. I don\u2019t think Real Madrid have shown Arsenal the way to beat them, though. Arsenal will go about it in their own way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It\u2019s very difficult to play against Man City. I remember watching them against Sunderland the other day, and Sunderland barely got out of their own 18-yard box.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Most of the time, their players were stuck in the defending third, but they still managed to get a result with a 0\u20130. It\u2019s very difficult to say you\u2019re going to beat Man City in one particular way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I\u2019m sure Arteta will have his own ideas about what he wants to do. But football is always changing, and Real Madrid playing against Man City is totally different from Arsenal playing against Man City.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"Factbox_factbox-container__hSMOa\" id=\"factbox\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Entering Factbox content\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32887284\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"factbox\" data-testid=\"factbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 615px, (max-width: 810px) 810px, 1168px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article32887212.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1168v\/0_SEEING-RED-ART-1.jpg\" srcset=\"&#10;        https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article32887212.ece\/ALTERNATES\/n615\/0_SEEING-RED-ART-1.jpg 615w,&#10;        https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article32887212.ece\/ALTERNATES\/n810\/0_SEEING-RED-ART-1.jpg 810w,&#10;        https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article32887212.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1168v\/0_SEEING-RED-ART-1.jpg 1168w&#10;    \"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs Factbox_heading-three__NXU52 __className_8f5158\">Welcome to &#8216;Seeing Red&#8217; &#8211; our new Arsenal podcast<\/h3>\n<div class=\"Factbox_content__xdMV8\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We&#8217;ve launched a new Arsenal podcast &#8216;Seeing Red&#8217; with chief football writer John Cross and Arsenal reporter Tom Canton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Each week, they will dive deep into the biggest topics as they follow Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side every step of the way &#8211; and will also discuss nostalgic flashbacks before each fixture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It&#8217;s a great time to be an Arsenal fan, with the Gunners flying high under Arteta as they look to win silverware this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The North Londoners are going strong in the Premier League and Champions League &#8211; and they&#8217;re also in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We&#8217;ll provide insight and reaction &#8211; and have fun along the way &#8211; as Arsenal target the biggest trophies this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">No stone will be left unturned. 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