Laporte the hero as Man City sink Spurs to claim fourth straight EFL Cup

Aymeric Laporte headed Manchester City to a 1-0 victory over Tottenham in the EFL Cup final as Pep Guardiola's men landed their first trophy of what could be a treble-winning season.

Manchester City celebrate their EFL Cup triumph Source: Getty Images

City's attacking players rained attempts on the Tottenham goal in a one-sided Wembley clash, but it was defender Laporte who came up with the clinical finish in the 82nd minute, nodding Kevin De Bruyne's free-kick past Hugo Lloris.

The Spurs goalkeeper had been magnificent until then, but the quality of the delivery and the precision of Laporte's header gave the French goalkeeper little chance.

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