A goal from the head of the French Aymeric Laporte offered Manchester City its eighth League Cup and the fourth in a row, beating a very cautious Tottenham (1-0), Sunday at Wembley.

For 82 minutes, the Spurs made the round back, in front of the 8,000 spectators admitted into the enclosure, and it was finally the central defender who offered the Citizens their first trophy of the season, three days in a half. Champions League final first leg against Paris Saint-Germain.

This success allows them to equal two Liverpool records, the number of consecutive wins (4) but also the number of total victories in this competition (8).

Eight days after being beaten by Chelsea (1-0) in the FA Cup semi-finals, a loss that shattered their dreams of a quadruple this season, City chased their disappointment with a victory that suffers from no discussion.

De Bruyne back

"We played with a lot of character from the first minute to win this match, we created a lot of chances", welcomed Pep Guardiola who becomes the first coach to win four finals in a row, the Reds having won their four trophies between 1981 and 1984 under the orders of Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan.

If Zack Steffen's tenure in goals, by virtue of the usual rotation for the cups, or even that of Laporte in central defense, could pass for concessions at the infernal pace of the matches, Kevin de Bruyne, back from injury, was well present.

Forwards Sergio Agüero and Gabriel Jesus remained on the bench.

Lloris long decisive

Overall dominated, the new team of Ryan Mason, the young coach (29) who replaced José Mourinho for six days, was able to count on Hugo Lloris, who postponed the deadline for a long time.

Before giving in on a header from his compatriot, who could have been sent off in the first period for two blatant foul play, only one of which earned him a yellow card.

With only six points to take in the league to be assured of the title, five days from the end, City can now fully focus on their biggest challenge: finally snatch the C1, even if it will firstly be necessary to rule out a PSG also looking for a first continental consecration.

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