{"id":197404,"date":"2026-03-23T03:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T02:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/guardiola-names-top-three-teams-after-carabao-cup-win"},"modified":"2026-03-23T04:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:38:56","slug":"guardiola-names-top-three-teams-after-carabao-cup-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/guardiola-names-top-three-teams-after-carabao-cup-win","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola Names Top Three Teams After Carabao Cup Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has picked Arsenal among the best three teams in Europe, despite beating them 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Nico O\u2019Reilly scored two headers in the second half as City won their first piece of silverware this season.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Guardiola spoke about his satisfaction in getting one over Mikel Arteta\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cAlongside Bayern Munich and maybe Barcelona, to face the best team in Europe, they suffocated us for the first 15 minutes but after that we started to win a few more second balls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAntoine was really good in the first half, in the second half Jeremy, and we found Rodri and Bernardo in the positions we needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe won an incredible victory. The Carabao Cup is not the Premier League or the Champions League but a win against that team makes it a special title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has picked Arsenal among the best three teams in Europe, despite beating them 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. Nico O\u2019Reilly scored two headers in the second half as City won their first piece of silverware this season. 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