Capital One Cup final: Manchester City 3-1 Sunderland - Five Talking Points

After flattering to deceive for much of the game, two wonder goals fromYaya Tour and Samir Nasri was enough to seal a comfortbale 3-1 victory over Sunderland in the Capital One Cup final. Here are the five major talking points from the game.

#1 Where next for Pellegrini?

The Chilean was given the job, with just one condition, do well in Europe. And although they lost the first leg against Barcelona, he as certainly done a lot more than Roberto Mancini did by being in the knockout stages. Having said that, winning a trophy in the very first year certainly doesn’t do much harm at all. The Capital One Cup was the 60-year-old’s first major trophy in Europe, which, ended a decade-long wait for a trophy ever since he started with Villareal. The victory also showed that the Chilean’s South American titles were no fluke and also made him the first South American manager to claim the League Cup. With one trophy already in his bag, he can shift his focus to the other three competitions knowing fully well that this season is already a success.