Manchester City 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur: 5 talking points as Cityzens make it four in a row | League Cup 2020-21

#3 Manchester City put FA Cup gloom behind them

Manchester City had a tough time against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi final

The last time Manchester City stepped onto the Wembley pitch was just a week ago when they were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final. It was a disastrous performance from Pep Guardiola's men at the event, as they hardly gave their opponents a scare all game. However, they did not allow those memories to weigh on their minds at all on Sunday.

City were dominant from the first whistle to the last, passing the ball around with great aplomb and making some threatening runs off the ball. They worked hard to win the ball back every time they lost it, and for almost the entirety of the ninety minutes, they didn't put a foot wrong. Wembley is termed the 'Etihad of the South' by Manchester City fans, and today they were proven right again.

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#2 Was it correct to let go of Mourinho right before the final?

Mourinho wasn't given the chance to lead Spurs in the final

When Tottenham Hotspur announced that manager Jose Mourinho had been relieved of his duties only a few days before the Carabao Cup Final, the news was greeted with significant doubt by football fans around the globe.

Jose Mourinho didn't have the greatest of spells with Tottenham by any means, but there is no doubting that he is more adept at handling big games than someone like Ryan Mason.

The Club can today announce that Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra have been relieved of their duties.#THFC ⚪️ #COYS

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 19, 2021

It would've been a huge ask from even a manager of Mourinho's caliber to defeat Pep Guardiola in a competition that he has dominated ruthlessly for a long time. That said, given how Tottenham approached this game, one must wonder if Mourinho would've come up with better ideas to hurt City on the counter. Spurs were absolutely toothless in attack, and never looked like scoring. It couldn't have been any worse with Mourinho in-charge.

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#1 A treble (of sorts) still on the cards for Manchester City

Guardiola and co. can focus on the Champions League now

Now that Manchester City have picked up their first piece of silverware this season, they'll be raring to do more. They already have one hand on the Premier League trophy - with a 10 point lead over second-placed Manchester United. However, it is the Champions League that they have pined for the longest.

Now, with no FA Cup to worry about and the other two competitions handled, they can focus fully on Paris St. Germain in the Champions League. However, it also leaves Pep Guardiola with perhaps too much time to think about his team's European endeavors.

The Spaniard is infamous for chalking up unnecessarily complex gameplans ahead of crunch Champions League ties, and City fans will hope that Pep can keep things simple this time around! Only time will tell...

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