Mikel Arteta (Arsenal manager):
“I don’t think there can be many better feelings than winning a trophy against the best team in the world. Especially the way we did. It is most encouraging. We had very good streaks, especially in the first half, where we had very clear chances that we couldn’t convert. Then all it took was a small mistake in midfield for the ball to be in the back of the net within a second. We showed resilience and determination to finally win this match.”
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City coach):
“We are still in preparation, and even if we have a good team, sometimes you have to accept losing competitions or matches. I have nothing exceptional to say, as I would if there was a problem. We came here to win and of course we are disappointed because we were very close to victory, within 1 or 2 minutes.
