Sunderland came close, but Man City prevail to win League Cup

[Jonathan Wilson]

To Manchester City, the spoils, and a first trophy for Manuel Pellegrini. On the basis of its second half display and, in particular, brilliant goals from Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri, it probably just about deserved it. But to Sunderland, for about 44 minutes of an excellent final, there was the dream of the most unlikely of upsets.

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