Antoine Semenyo excited to lift Carabao Cup with Man City

Ghana international Antoine Semenyo revealed his hunger and desire for further silverware after helping Manchester City to Carabao Cup glory with a 2-0 victory over Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

After a 0-0 first half, Man City produced a superb game in the second period with Nico O’Reilly’s helping the Premier League side to claim their ninth League Cup trophy.

 

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Semenyo, who joined City from Bournemouth, started in the final alongside Erling Haaland. He was a threat for Man City from the wings.

Man City had a game plan

“First of many! I’m excited, I’m happy. And many more to come!” he said in an interview after the game as quoted by Man City website.

“[I felt] very chilled and relaxed [before the game]. It’s just another game for me. We had a game plan. And if you have the game plan right, you’ll win. We did that today. We’re proud and happy.”

He added: “I have that freedom to do what I want, get at defenders, and cause problems. That’s what I did today. Had Hincapie running around a little bit, it’s just what I do. It’s my job. It’s that freedom.

“As soon as he got booked he was backing off a lot, so it gave me the opportunity to drive at him and cross and shoot.

“It feels like a fairytale if I’m honest. I feel like I have a lot more to show. I feel like I want to play wide, as a nine, and show how versatile I am, and just help the team as much as I can. I’m enjoying my football and it can only get better.

‘I’ve never won a trophy before’

“God’s got a plan. It might not work out and you might not know why. But the answer always reveals itself later on. That’s what I’d say [to my 15-year-old self].

“They’ve won so many trophies so it feels like just another one for them, but for me it’s so personal. I’ve never won a trophy before. I give God all the glory.”

Semenyo continued: “But it’s not intimidating. I feel like everyone has experience and they keep the ones who are new calm and level-headed, and like today, we had a game plan and did everything right and were victorious.”

On whether Man City are still in the title race, he said: “I think it gives us a boost and confidence coming back from the international break and hopefully catching up.

“We don’t want to say too much because momentum can swing quickly so we just have to do our job and hopefully finish off the job potentially. We’ve got top quality players, we create a lot of chances and we’ve got good goalscorers, so it can change very quickly.”