Kick-off: 4:30pm
- Arsenal hoping to win this competition for the first time in since 1993.
- Pep Guardiola out to win his first piece of silverware in England this afternoon.
- Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil expected to be in contention for the Gunners this afternoon after recovering from injury and illness respectively.
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan ineligible after appearance for Manchester United in quarter-finals but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang expected to start.
- Gabriel Jesus in contention to make his first appearance of 2018.
Aaron Ramsey is poised to return from injury this afternoon. The Wales international has been sidelined with a groin problem since netting a hat-trick against Everton three weeks ago and sat out of Thursday's Europa League contest with Ostersunds, with Arsene Wenger deciding to preserve his midfielder for today's contest.
Mesut Ozil also missed that defeat at the Emirates through illness, but has recovered in time for today.
Pep also has a big call to make at left-back, with Fabian Delph suspended after seeing red in the defeat to Wigan. Claudio Bravo meanwhile is expected to start in goal, just as he has done in the previous rounds of this competition.
A leaked Manchester City starting XI is doing the rounds on Twitter.
Bravo; Walker, Kompany, Otamendi, Danilo; Fernandinho, Gundogan, David Silva; Sané, Agüero, De Bruyne.
— Jose Alvarez Haya (@10JoseAlvarez) February 25, 2018
Kevin de Bruyne out wide?
Guardiola on Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus starting: "I think they will be ready to play, if I let them. They will be fit. Leroy because he is a little bit better and Gabriel because it is mentality.
"He is a young guy and he is strong. He is a guy who will be ready."
The blow of losing Sterling could be softened somewhat by the return of Gabriel Jesus, however. The Brazil international has not featured in 2018 due to a knee injury but Pep Guardiola told reporters this week he believes the forward will be ready.
Leroy Sane marked his return from injury in the FA Cup defeat to Wigan Athletic, looking slightly off the pace and was replaced at half-time. Pep feels both he and Jesus will be ready for today's challenge.
The big injury development today; Manchester City are set to be without Raheem Sterling this afternoon. The England international suffered a hamstring injury in Champions League clash against Basel with Pep Guardiola reportedly wary of aggravating the problem further.
Having scored 20 goals in all competitions this season, his presence will be missed.
The first cup final of the season is upon us. Up until last week, Manchester City thought this could be the first of an unprecedented quadruple. Wigan Athletic ended those dreams last Monday, however. It's hard to envisage the wheels coming off the City train after that defeat at the DW Stadium, but how will Pep Guardiola's side respond their first real setback of the season? They are right back in the thick of it today with Pep Guardiola out to win his first trophy in English football.
If that happens, it will come at the expense of Arsene Wenger, who is still to lift the Carabao Cup or any of its previous incarnations during his time in north London. While 27 points separate Arsenal and Manchester City in the league, the Gunners proved last season that sort of form counts for very little in a cup final, seeing off champions Chelsea in the FA Cup final despite finishing sixth.
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