Arsenal are determined to win the Carabao Cup for manager Arsene Wenger, says defender Hector Bellerin.
The Gunners boss has never lifted the trophy during his 21 years in England, and right-back Bellerin says it gives the team an extra incentive to beat Manchester City at Wembley on Sunday.
City go into the match as favourites, sitting 27 points ahead of their opponents in the Premier League.
City are 15 points clear of nearest rivals Liverpool at the top of the Premier League, and are in the last 16 of the Champions League.
But their hopes of a Quadruple were ended by a 1-0 defeat at Wigan in the FA Cup on Monday.
Arsenal have not won this competition since 1993, when they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 at Wembley under George Graham.
The Gunners have beaten Doncaster Rovers, Norwich City, West Ham United and Chelsea to reach the final, and victory over City would salvage a season that has not gone to plan.
They face a battle to finish in the top four of the Premier League and were knocked out of the FA Cup - a competition they won last season - by Nottingham Forest.
On Thursday, they advanced to the Europa League's last 16 despite losing at home to Swedish side Ostersund.
Wenger has previously used the League Cup to give his younger players experience.
But, with the Gunners so close to a trophy, he will be naming an experienced side at Wembley.
City boss Pep Guardiola, meanwhile, has played down the personal significance of his side's pursuit of silverware.
The Spaniard is potentially 90 minutes away from winning his first major trophy in English football, having won 21 across his spells in charge of Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
The 47-year-old still feels the competition puts a heavy burden on English clubs, but it does not detract from his desire to win it.
Guardiola said the final is a good opportunity for is players to get over their defeat by League One Wigan.
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