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have lost six of their eight League Cup finals, including each of their last three – the only domestic trophy Arsene Wenger has failed to win with Arsenal.
fact, the Gunners are the first side in League Cup history to lose in three successive appearances in the final (2007, 2011 and 2018).
manager has lost more League Cup finals than Arsene Wenger (in 2007, 2011 and 2018), level with Alex Ferguson (right), who also won the trophy four times.
had just two shots in the whole of the second half, failing to have one on target. In fact, the north London side’s two shots on target came in the opening 23 minutes.
was the biggest win by a Premier League team against another in a League Cup final since 2006 (Man Utd 4-0 Wigan), and biggest in a League Cup final at Wembley since 1996 (Aston Villa 3-0 Leeds). REAL MADRID are finally ready to sell Gareth Bale – but they want £90million. Tottenham old boy Bale, 28, scored in Real’s 4-0 weekend win over Alaves but has found it difficult under boss Zinedine Zidane this season. The Spanish giants would look to recoup the fee paid to recruit the Wales star (left) but they are ready to move him on this summer. That will alert Premier League clubs with Chelsea and Manchester United potential suitors. It may yet depend on who is manager at the Bernabeu next season. But despite being among president Florentino Perez’s favourite players, it seems Bale’s time in Madrid is ending.