Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta emphasized that his team's progress to the 2025/2026 English League Cup final, after defeating Chelsea 1-0 in the second leg of the semifinals on Wednesday morning, was the result of years of hard work.
"We've worked really hard over the past few years. We've been very close to achieving this before. So we're enjoying this moment," said Arteta, as quoted on Arsenal's website.
Previously, Arsenal under Arteta also reached the semi-finals of the 2021/2022 and 2024/2025 EFL Cups. However, they were eliminated in those rounds and have since continued to hone their potential to advance to the final.
