Carabao Cup: Red omen for Arsenal

Arsenal will wear red shorts for just the second time in nearly 40 years when they face Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.

Having donned red shorts against West Brom on New Year’s Eve already this campaign, the Gunners will be hoping for better luck this time around.

Arsene Wenger’s men conceded late on at the Hawthorns as Jay Rodriguez netted a penalty to salvage a point in the closing stages of the match.

And just like the situation against Alan Pardew’s men, Arsenal’s traditional white shorts are the problem.

West Brom – like City – play with white shorts, while the North London club cannot play in their light blue away kit as that will clash with the Citizens’ home strip.

Arsenal will instead take to the hallowed turf at Wembley in an all red strip from top to socks, with the exception of white sleeves.

The EFL confirmed on their website of the kit change, with Wenger hoping this will prove to be a lucky omen as he seeks to win the League Cup for the first time in his career.

Prior to this campaign, the last time the FA Cup holders wore red shorts was against QPR back on April 11, 1978, a fixture the Hoops won 2-1.

Arsenal fans have every right to be confused why they are the club having to change their kit, considering City wore blue shorts in last season’s FA Cup semi-final against the Gunners, as well as in a Premier League 2 fixture between the two side’s last August.

While in other news, Arsenal’s clash against Leicester scheduled to take place on March 17 has been postponed due to the Foxes FA Cup commitments.