BBC MOTD Remembers Martins Winning Goal Against Arsenal League Cup Final

Two days after Alex Iwobi's Arsenal fell to Manchester City 3-0 in the final of the EFL league cup, BBCMOTD twitter handle has done a reminiscence on Obafemi Martins's winning goal against the Gunners in the final of the same competition while plying his trade with Birmingham back in 2011.

Martins who represented the Birmingham Blues in the 2010/2011campaign helped the club to a 2-1 win over Arsenal in the League Cup, a vctory which also secured Europa qualification for the underdogs.

The tweet BBC _Match Of The Day handle which had generated a lot of reactions read..

''#OnThisDay in 2011 Birmingham City beat #Arsenal 2-1 to win the Carling Cup final... Obafemi Martins with the winner!  #BCFC,'' tweeted the BBC Match of the Day.

The 33-year old Martins who currently turns out for Chinese Super League side, Shanghai Shenhua is yet to receive a call up from Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr, having played his last game for the Super Eagles in a World Cup qualification match against Swaziland back in 2015.

Chinese-based pair John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo figured for the Super Eagles during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

Emmanuel Chinaza