Manchester City's Nico O'Reilly says he "really looking forward to" Sunday's "special" Carabao Cup final against Arsenal.
The 20-year-old has established himself as a first-team regular for Pep Guardiola this season, initially thriving at left-back before also performing impressively in his more natural attacking midfield role which he played during his academy days.
"It was a bit of a surprise," O'Reilly said, recounting when Guardiola first told him he was playing on the left of defence.
"He said, 'right, you're playing there tomorrow'. Then I did well and gradually I started playing there more and more.
"I enjoy helping the team out where I can. I've played a bit of everywhere. I enjoy that.
"I love working under him. He's very good, very passionate. He wants to win everything. I think that inspires us."
Turning to Sunday's showpiece final against their title rivals, O'Reilly said: "I'm really looking forward to it. Wembley is a special place. I've played there a few times: Community Shield we won, FA Cup we didn't win.
"It'd be nice to go there and hopefully win. We've faced some difficult opposition to get here and to be in the final is special.
"It's a big game. We know how good they are. They've got some amazing players. They play well as a team, they know what they're doing.
"They're very good at set-pieces, they're aggressive. We'll need to deal with it and prepare well for it.
"So it's going to be a tough game – but it will be for them as well. We're looking forward to it."
