Adams: Arsenal wasted League Cup catalyst

Arsene Wenger’s side were considered heavy favourites to beat Birmingham at Wembley last month, but instead lost 2-1 with Blues striker Obafemi Martins capitalising on a horrendous mix-up between Gunners defender Laurent Koscielny and keeper Wojciech Szczesny to tap home a late winner.

The defeat means it is now almost six years since the club enjoyed its last trophy success - the 2005 FA Cup.

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Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.