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EFL Cup is ours! Man Utd star Mkhitaryan revels in Wembley win

Henrikh Mkhitaryan was over the moon after helping Manchester United win the EFL Cup on Sunday.

The Red Devils skipped away two a two-goal lead through Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Jesse Lingard against Southampton at Wembley before Manolo Gabbiadini scored a brace to equalise for the Saints.

But a late header from Ibrahimovic brought the League Cup to Manchester, clearly delighting summer signing Mkhitaryan who missed the match through a hamstring injury suffered against St Etienne on Wednesday night.

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