Willy Caballero Penalty Heroics Seal Capital One Cup Glory For Man City

THIRTEEN - unlucky for some. Not for Manchester City goalkeeper Willy Caballero, though.

The Argentine No 13 made three outstanding penalty shootout saves to give his side the first trophy of the season, their third under Manuel Pellegrini and the fifth since the Sheikh took over.

And Pep Guardiola hasn’t even arrived.

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Jurgen Klopp sat alone in his dugout, barely able to watch on his first trip back to Wembley since his Borussia Dortmund were beaten by an 89th-minute goal from Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben in the 2013 Champions League final.

Manchester City players celebrate their Capital One Cup victory Reuters

As Yaya Toure put away the City winner, Caballero was hoisted onto his team-mates’ shoulders and paraded in front of delighted Blues fans behind the goal in which the keeper had just performed his heroics.

The number on his back was plain for all to see.