Ghana international Antoine Semenyo played the entire match as Manchester City defeated Arsenal 2-0 to win the Carabao Cup Final on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.
In an outstanding performance at Wembley, the agile attacker played a key role on the right wing, contributing both offensively and defensively as City dominated play, particularly in the second half.
After the break, Nico O’Reilly, a former midfielder who is now a left defender, emerged as the unexpected hero.
O’Reilly scored twice in quick succession to give Pep Guardiola’s team a convincing victory and their first trophy of the year.
Semenyo cut in from the right and then sent a left-footed curler that just missed the mark to almost cap off his display.
The Ghanaian forward acknowledged his happiness at winning his first trophy with City in a post-match speech. “First trophy of many I hope! God’s got a plan,” he told Sky Sports.
He said, thinking back on his path, “It might not work out, you might not know why, but the answer always reveals itself.”
Semenyo’s first significant achievement since joining City from A.F.C. Bournemouth in January is the victory.
With this accomplishment, he joins Michael Essien, who won the trophy with Chelsea in the 2006–07 season, as the only other Ghanaian to win the championship.
Semenyo is now anticipated to join the Ghana national football squad in preparation for later this week’s international friendly in Europe against Germany and Austria.
Source: newsthemegh.com