Arsenal Lineup vs Man City Confirmed: Who Will Have The Bragging Rights In This EFL Cup Final?

The EFL Cup Final is just moments away from kickoff as Arsenal take on Manchester City at Wembley Stadium. The atmosphere is electric, with both teams looking to clinch their first piece of silverware this season.

Arsenal's quadruple dream is still on, as they would like to start it off with a handsome win in the EFL Cup Final. The Gunners saw off Port Vale, Brighton, Crystal Palace, and Chelsea in the earlier rounds to set this matchup with the Cityzens in a showdown.

Kai Havertz's strike proved to be decisive in the second leg of the EFL Cup semifinal, which now places the Gunners just short of history. The last time Arsenal won the EFL Cup was in the 2019/20 season, under Mikel Arteta's able managerial capabilities.

Once again, the Spaniard would like to be on the winning side, to become the first Arsenal manager to win his first two major cup finals. His record at Wembley is quite impeccable, with wins in the previous eight games both as a player and a manager.

Manchester City were in the race for a quadruple, too, before they got knocked out by one of the best clubs in the world, Real Madrid, in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. Things have gone all wrong for Guardiola's men, who have just one win to show from their last five matches across all competitions.

However, Manchester City are also on the brink of making history, as they can win their ninth EFL Cup final, with only one defeat out of the last 10 EFL Cup finals played. Pep Guardiola also stands a chance to win the trophy five times in a row, adding another feather to his already illustrious career.

Nevertheless, the records speak weakly for the Cityzens, who are winless in each of their last six games against the Gunners, and have to go the extra mile to make it seven.

Ahead of the crucial EFL Cup final game, here are the lineups for both teams, which will give you a clear idea of who starts and who sits out for this titular clash.

Arsenal vs Man City Lineups CONFIRMED

Let's take a look at the Arsenal vs Man City lineups. Starting with the home side, Arsenal have made a few changes to their eleven. Kepa Arrizabalaga starts in goal ahead of David Raya, as was expected for the Cup final. Kepa has a good record in penalty shootouts, which might have made Mikel Arteta sure about changing his no. 1 goalkeeper, Raya, for the game.

Ben White finds a place in the Arsenal FC lineup vs Man City as one of the best right backs in the world currently, Jurrien Timber is out with a knock for this game. Piero Hincapie gets the nod ahead of Ricardo Calafiori and Miles Lewis-Skelly in the left back position.

Martin Odegaard is also unavailable for this game with a knee injury, which makes way for Kai Havertz in the Arsenal FC lineup vs Man City. Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice are set up in the midfield alongside the German, which is quite an interesting setup from Mikel Arteta, given the fact that Mikel Merino is also out of this fixture with an injury.

Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard take up their respective wings with Viktor Gyokeres as the sole number nine.

Man City FC lineup vs Arsenal has some changes too, with James Trafford starting in goal in place of Gianluigi Donnarumma. Nathan Ake is the only new face in the Man City backline, which has been featuring for quite some matches now, as Ruben Dias has been sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Nico O'Reilly has been included in the lineup. Rodri and Bernardo Silva continue in the middle of the park. Rayan Cherki also features in the lineup alongside one of the best strikers in the world currently, Erling Haaland.

Jeremie Doku, who was the best player in both legs against Real Madrid, keeps his place in the Man City lineup for this match as well, with Antoine Semenyo playing on the right wing.

Arsenal Lineup vs Man City

Have a look at the Arsenal Starting XI from the EFL Cup final against Man City.

Arrizabalaga; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapié; Rice, Zubimendi, Havertz; Saka, Gyokeres, Trossard.

Man City Lineup vs Arsenal

Here is the confirmed Manchester City Starting XI against Arsenal.

Trafford; Nunes, Khusanov, Ake, O'Reilly; Silva, Rodri; Semenyo, Cherki, Doku; Haaland.