Kompany’s goal adds to the emotion of the occasion for City’s captain, whose career in recent times has been dominated by injuries Marc Aspland/The TimesBy the end the only defiance from Arsenal came from their few remaining fans who launched a meek “where were you when you were poor?” jibe at the jubilant Manchester City hordes. There was more defiance in Pep Guardiola’s choice of ribbon than in Arsenal’s yellow-bellied performance. A cold afternoon at Wembley provided crystal-clear insight into the direction of travel of two teams. Arsenal are on the road to nowhere under Arsène Wenger, a situation that has been sadly apparent for four to five seasons but now all but the overly sentimental can see it. City are accelerating under the inspirational Guardiola, securing the first trophy of his reign effortlessly here and the Premier League title could follow by late March with the distinct possibility…

Source: The Times February 26, 2018 00:04 UTC