ARSENAL and Manchester City make the trip to Wembley on Sunday to fight for the first trophy of the season.
The two sides are also battling for the Premier League title, with the Gunners sitting nine points clear, having played one game more.
The pair last met in this competition in the 2020/21 season, when Pep Guardiola‘s side won 4-1 at the Emirates in the quarter-finals.
City also beat Arsenal 3-0 in the 2017/18 final in Arsene Wenger‘s last season at the club.
This year, the Gunners are looking for their first silverware since they lifted the FA Cup in Mikel Arteta’s first season in North London, beating Chelsea 2-1.
The Gunners have only won this competition twice, with their last triumph coming in the 1992/93 season when they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the final.
Do the Carabao Cup winners qualify for Europe?
Yes, the winners of this weekend’s clash will guarantee a place in the play-off qualifying round of next season’s Uefa Conference League.
However, it seems likely that both Arsenal and Manchester City will both qualify for the Champions League next season through their position in the Premier League.
This means that the Conference League spot would be distributed based on league position.
If England are given a fifth Champions League spot due to performance in this year’s competition, then the spot would be given to seventh place due to the Europa League spot going to sixth place.
However, if the winner of the FA Cup later on in the season has already qualified for Europe too, the Conference League spot would go to eighth place in the table.
