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LAPORTE GOAL

Manchester City ace Aymeric Laporte scored the winner at the Carabao Cup final against Tottenham at Wembley Stadium

Laporte got the header on 82 minutes after a cross by Kevin de Bruyne and gave City the lead.

That proved to be enough to beat Spurs and seal Pep Guardiola's fourth consecutive Carabao Cup.

Check out Laporte's goal below:

PEP TALK

Manchester United hero Gary Neville has praised Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola by calling him the “greatest manager”.

Neville told Sky Sports after the Carabao Cup final: “They’ve got the greatest manager, they really have.

“He’s built a new team inside 12 months. They are so dominant, and their football is wonderful.

“City were so dominant. Pep Guardiola’s cup final record is absolutely sensational.

“The passing and domination was a lesson for [Tottenham interim head coach] Ryan Mason. They created so many touches. To play that well in a cup final…”

MAHREZ REACTS

Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez claims the fans' return made the difference that led to their Carabao Cup triumph.

Mahrez told Sky Sports: "It was a tough game. We knew it was going to be tough.

"We kept dominating, we kept passing the ball and I think we deserved to win today. You are always scared because it is a good team but we are confident in our game.

"We are very happy. You have to win whether you play good or not - today I think we played good and won.

"They made a massive difference, 8,000 was amazing and we look forward to having more of them back"

GUARD OF HONOUR

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has won his fourth successive Carabao Cup.

Guardiola has achieved a unique feat that only three other legendary managers have enjoyed in the past.

And those are Brian Clough, Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho, ironically enough.

Mourinho was going to lead Tottenham in the Carabao Cup final but was fired earlier this week

CITY TRIUMPH

Manchester City have won their fourth consecutive Carabao Cup trophy.

City beat Tottenham at Wembley Stadium with a score of 1-0 thanks to a powerful header by Aymeric Laporte after 82 minutes.

Laporte beat Hugo Lloris close to full-time after picking up a cross by Kevin de Bruyne.

Spurs, who saw manager Jose Mourinho getting fired earlier this week, failed to win their first piece of silverware since 2008

MAN CITY LEAD

Manchester City have opened the scoring against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium.

Aymeric Laporte put City ahead at long last after 82 minutes with a header following a cross by Kevin de Bruyne.

We are now less than five minutes, including stoppage time, away from full-time.

CATHER IN THE RY

Arsenal legend Kevin Campbell is very pleased his former club is closing in on the permanent signing of Brighton loanee Mat Ryan.

Campbell told Football Insider: "I think that is really smart.

"Mat Ryan is enjoying it at Arsenal and they’ve enjoyed having him at the club. He is an Arsenal fan so he has that love for the club as well.

“If we can get him for £4million that is cheap money. Let’s be honest £4million is nothing these days.

“It would definitely be good business to get him signed on a permanent deal because he is a good backup option to have”

TRANSFER SWOOP

Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group are looking to sign both Ibrahima Konate and Ozan Kabak following the European Super League fiasco.

FSG were among the six Premier League bigwigs that wanted to join the controversial ESL format that would form a closed-shop competition in which only the wealthiest clubs could play against each other.

Following global condemnation from players, managers, fans, pundits and the media the idea has been suspended and Reds principal owner John W Henry issued a public apology.

Now, according to the , FSG are looking to rebuild trust by pursuing RB Leipzig defender Konate and sealing a permanent transfer for Schalke loanee Kabak in order to beef up Jurgen Klopp's defence

BIG BEN

Chelsea star Ben Chilwell suggested the Blues now have a "good chance" of finishing in the top four after Saturday's win at West Ham.

Chilwell told talkSPORT: "It was massive. Both teams are fighting for top four.

"We’re roughly on the same number of points, so we knew whoever won would have a good chance of getting in the top four.

"Thankfully we won and we knew before the game the importance of it.

"The clean sheet is massive and to get the goal we were happy for Timo"

YOU HAVE TO UNDER-STAN

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has urged majority holder Stan Kroenke to listen to the fans and work on regaining the club's identity.

Henry told The : "Fans always decide, as you saw with the ESL. You have to listen to the fans and I can understand why they protested.

"The ESL didn’t happen because of the fans. Not only me, you and the fans said it was wrong, they [the owners] also said it was wrong. They showed their hand and that was disappointing.

"I remember when I arrived, not the Tottenham fans or our rivals, but a lot of the time I used to hear: ‘My second team, if I had to pick one, is Arsenal’. Because of the history, the culture, the class, the family.

"But I don’t hear that or see that anymore and it pains me. We need to get that image back. We need our identity back"

FANS ARE BACK!

This year's Carabao Cup final marks a special day for football as fans return to Wembley Stadium for the big game.

Spurs and City fans have been given 2,000 tickets each for this major encounter at the esteemed ground.

The remaining 4,000 tickets are split between other groups, such as the Brent residents and NHS staff.

A major move back to how things were before the coronavirus pandemic

LES MISERABLE

Luke Shaw’s new contract at Manchester United will raise doubts over Alex Telles’ future at Old Trafford.

Telles’ signing from Porto last summer furthered speculation that Shaw was on his way out of United.

According to the , however, the Brazil international may be the one to leave Old Trafford following the England defender’s stunning comeback.

The 28-year-old is reportedly unhappy with his lack of game time and could force a move away from the Red Devils at the end of the campaign

FULL-TIME

It’s full-time at Elland Road with Manchester United and Leeds enduring a 0-0 draw.

United are still second in the Premier League table with 10 points separating them from rivals Manchester City at the top.

But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men are enjoying a comfortable eight-point lead from third-placed Leicester.

Leeds have climbed up to ninth with six points separating them from seventh place, which usually leads to qualification for next season’s Europa League

CARABAO CUP FINAL XI

Manchester City and Tottenham are set to lock horns in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium.

The game kicks off at 4.30pm and this is how the two teams are going to line up.

Spurs star striker Harry Kane returns to the fold for this important game that could see the north Londoners winning their first piece of silverware since 2008.

Kevin de Bruyne also starts for Pep Guardiola's men

COOL HAND LUKE

Manchester United ace Luke Shaw is set to be offered a new contract by the Manchester giants.

According to the , Shaw will be handed a contract extension along with a pay-rise by United.

The left-back has been enjoying a tremendous comeback under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after falling down the pecking order during Jose Mourinho’s tenure at the Red Devils’ dugout.

The England international will earn £190,000 a week until the end of the 2025-26 season, something that would make him the sixth highest-paid player at Old Trafford

NO WOE OF THE DYCHE

After Chris Wood's first-half hat-trick catapulted Burnley up to 14th with a 4-0 win at Wolves, Clarets' boss Sean Dyche insisted he never lost sleep over their lowly position.

Dyche said: "Our performances have been good. You don't always get what you deserve but the details were good at both ends of the pitch.

"I don't tend to worry too much. It's a season's work. It's how you end up in the season and our focus has to be the next game."

And of striker Wood, he added: "He keeps improving for me.

"Every now and again he eased off but when he plays strong like that he causes problems."

BRIDGE SHUT-OUT

With Thomas Tuchel poised to earn Chelsea top-three finish, whilst also facing a Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid, here's one stat to show how well Thiago Silva and Co have been performing at the back.

TRANSFER KOU

Bristol City striker Saikou Janneh is on the radar of Premier League new-boys Norwich as a group of clubs consider making a move this summer.

Janneh, 21, has caught the eye of the Canaries as boss Daniel Farke looks to piece together a squad capable of staying in the top flight next season.

But there is also competition from Brighton and fellow Championship promotion hopefuls Watford for the Gambian forward who has two years left on his current deal at Ashton Gate.

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson is desperate to keep hold of the forward, who has climbed out of non-league to show his qualities in the professional game.

He enjoyed a successful loan at Torquay where he scored 16 goals in 28 appearances before a short-term move to Newport County this season was cut short by injury.

But Pearson believes there is much more to come at Ashton Gate for Janneh and has already brought him into his first team plans.

GLAZE OVER IT AND MOVE ON

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the Glazers will not walk away from Manchester United after their Super League slapdown.

Hundreds of United fans protested outside Old Trafford on Saturday over the American owners’ involvement in the European Super League.

Solskjaer said: “I think the owners that signed up for this proposal have a job on their hands, of course they have.

“We’ve had an apology from Joel and that’s important. He’s told us how committed he is to helping us go forward.

“Unity and everyone coming together for one common goal is the best way forward.”

PLANE ANGER

Furious Manchester United fans flew a '#GlazersOut' banner over Elland Road in protest against their owners.

The Red Devils made the trip to Leeds on Sunday afternoon to continue their long-standing rivalry.

And before kick-off a place went over the stadium with a sign calling for the American family to sell the club. It read: "2bn stolen #GlazersOut."

Already unpopular among United supporters, the Glazers infuriated fans even further last week by being conspirators in the breakaway European Super League plot.

Joel, one of the co-chairmen, did apologise in a statement after the club's dramatic U-turn.

But his brother and fellow co-chairman Avram refused to say sorry for his involvement. And then made no comment when quizzed if he would sell the club.

'EARN IT'

Leeds fans have savaged Manchester United with a brutal banner outside Elland Road this afternoon.

The banner, which describes the Red Devils as 'plastic' and 'shallow', is in response to the failed attempt at creating a European Super League.

The banner reads: "ESL and MUFC - just a tactical, temporary withdrawal, we see! Until your PR agents and media can reframe a package and construct an acceptable narrative and plan for your greedy, selfish followers to push this through in two years' time. We know who you are! We know you from old!

"Manchester United! Nonsense! What a joke! Find a new, more appropriate name! This was always coming, given the soulless, win at all costs, plastic, shallow, selfish, worthless money monster you have made of yourselves!

"MUFC have fed off and divided, not United, football and communities. You are killing football! Children should be encouraged to support their community and play fairly and not bully people by exclusion!

"The Leeds family is fully United with and in full support of and shoulder to shoulder with all true LFC, MCFC, AFC, THFC, and with the few remaining genuine MUFC and CFC fans, whose clubs have been hijacked by power monger and shallow weak-minded glory hunters! And together we're fans United, we'll never be divided! Earn it on the pitch! Football is for the fans!"

KICK-OFF!

Leeds 0 - 0 Man Utd

The players are off and underway at Elland Road.

And you can follow SunSport's LIVE kick-by-kick match blog HERE.

FULL-TIME!

Wolves 0 - 4 Burnley

What a win for the Clarets.

Chris Wood's first half hat-trick fired them out the blocks and Ashley Westwood's strike five minutes from time put the cherry on the cake.

Surely that win spells safety for Sean Dyche's men who move 14th on 36 points and nine points clear of 18th place Fulham.

Wolves stay 12th.

NO POG PROBLEM

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has left Paul Pogba on the bench against Leeds in order to manager his game time.

Dan James comes in to replace the Frenchman and the Norwegian admitted he has Thursday's Europa League semi-final first-leg against Roma in mind.