Carabao Cup final: Man City win for third consecutive season

1. Man City win Carabao Cup for third straight season
2. Aguero and Rodri with City's goals
3. Samatta diving header gave Villa hope of fightback

The trophy lift is moments away. David Silva the magician may make it disappear or something...

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Philip West: City just about deserved that, but Villa certainly played their part. Rodri and Foden were both standouts, and that deadly predator, Aguero, was once again in the right place in the right time to make the breakthrough. Cracking game to watch!

Best cup final I've watched in ages.

Ken, Newcastle

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'We knew we could never give up'

Manchester City

Rodri has also been having a chat with Sky Sports: "We know they are a really tough team because they are really tall and strong, so we knew we could never give up. Happy for the team because it's tough being here.

"I think they score because of our mistake. At the end, we suffered a little bit but I think we have enough chances to score more goals, but we are happy for the team. It's the second title for us so we are very happy."

Phil Foden took the official man of the match award apparently.

David Silva is leading Manchester City up the famous steps.

A big moment for him given he has watched Vincent Kompany lift so many trophies for City over the years...

Worthy winners...

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'I am so happy'

Manchester City

Sergio Aguero speaking to Sky Sports: "The goal, for me, it's important when the team is winning, so I am so happy for the goal but I am happy because we are winning the cup.

On his late injury: "I'm OK, just a kick on my knee, I'm fine."

Steve Crossman

BBC Radio 5 live at Wembley Stadium

Sergio Aguero has a heavy strapping and ice on his knee.

Villa are about to make the walk no one likes. Up the steps at Wembley they go to collect a medal you really don't want.

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Both sets of players are embracing. Some Villa players hunch on the turf and offer the look of men who have had life sucked from them.

Dean Smith has his hands in his pockets and looks almost like he's in a daze.

Now the Villa team form a circle around Smith and he's leading some kind of talk. There's a lot of pointing going on but it looks like a rallying cry as he's applauded by the group.

'Pep gets it right when he has to'

Dion Dublin

Former Aston Villa & Man Utd striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

That's what Pep does - he gets it right when he has to get it right. It wasn't vintage from City. Villa did test them on the odd occasion, but when you do get chances against City you have to put them in the back of the net.

FULL-TIME - MANCHESTER CITY WIN THE CARABAO CUP

Winners in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Jack Grealish sits on the Wembley turf like so many beaten men have.

As we said right at the start of this live text - Wembley is a joyous place for winners and a brutal one for those on the other end of things.

Manchester City have a four versus two break and Kevin De Bruyne runs it into a Villa shirt.

Still we go on.

in comes a cross... and another... no one can get on the end of the balls in from the left.

Booted away by Kevin De Bruyne.

Jack Grealish gives the ball away on the edge of the box. City pinned in.

One more chance?

Up comes the Villa keeper.

Corner to Villa.

Gabriel Jesus again has it in the corner. Villa have it back and need to launch it really.

They have a free-kick near halfway. One word...

MIXER.

Two minutes.