Manchester City 0-0 Chelsea (4-3 on penalties): 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis | Carabao Cup Final 2018-19

#3 Half chances for both sides but the battle of minds continues after the break

Aguero's goal was correctly ruled offside by the linesman

Manchester City got us underway in the second half, but nothing else changed as Chelsea continued to lock down spaces while Guardiola and co. kept knocking at the opposition back line.

Vincent Kompany, probably the most influential figure in the whole of Manchester, was asked to lead the side post the break, mostly to impose more motivating juices and marshal the back four.

Hazard was once played in by Emerson down his most favoured left side, but a heroic standing tackle from Nicholas Otamendi kept the Belgian out.

Down the other end, Raheem Sterling teased Azpilicueta and on the back of that passage of play, the ball ricochet down the middle, before Aguero found the back of the net. Rightfully, he was ruled offside, by both the assistant and VAR.

N'Golo Kante though, had the best chance of the game - an opportunity that went begging to the ashes. Hazard was once again through on the left, and he did extremely well to leave Kompany rooted to the ground. The star man cut it back for Kante, who wrapped his side-foot around the ball but slashed it over.