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Must listen: Paul Merson has meltdown over Arsenal’s ‘testimonial’ display in Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City

An 'upset' Paul Merson has lambasted Arsenal for Sunday’s Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City - comparing their performance to a testimonial game.

The Gunners gave teams a lesson in how not to defend as they surrendered the cup in a miserable 3-0 defeat at Wembley Stadium.

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City were not at their best themselves but their win was made to look easy by Arsenal, who were unorganised at the back and lethargic in midfield, while they failed to take their few scoring chances.