Alan Shearer believes the Carabao Cup final at Wembley is a season-defining moment where a victory for quadruple-chasing Arsenal could spark a historic trophy haul, while a vulnerable Manchester City fights to avoid a second consecutive disappointing campaign.

Despite playing at home in the second leg of their last-16 tie with Bayer Leverkusen, Mikel Arteta remained wary of the opposition.

The Arsenal sporting director is trying to bring an Inter Milan striker to the Emirates Stadium in the summer transfer window.

Osimhen is now being linked with a move to Arsenal, with Sports Boom reporting that Gunners manager Mikel Arteta is keen on bringing the striker to the Emirates Stadium in the summer transfer window. The report has claimed that Arteta ‘views Osimhen as the final piece of the puzzle for his frontline’ for Arsenal.

The England midfielder, who bagged his first Champions League goal this season, drew praise from Arteta for pushing Arsenal to new heights.

Mikel Arteta has warned critics of Viktor Gyökeres to give the striker more time to find his feet at Arsenal. Expectations were sky high for Gyökeres upon his summer arrival from Sporting CP, owing to a tremendous couple of goalscoring seasons in Portugal.