2023-06-03 16:05:00
Manchester City have won the 142nd FA Cup final. At Wembley, Pep Guardiola’s men beat Manchester United 2-1 to sign the double following having already won the championship.
City captain Ilkay Gündogan was the big man in this final. The one who should leave for Barcelona this summer scored both goals for his team (1st / 51st). The opener, on a volley following … 12 seconds of play, was the earliest success in the history of the FA Cup Final.
Man U had equalized on a penalty from Bruno Fernandes (33rd) granted by the VAR for a hand from Grealish. But the Red Devils were quite clearly outplayed by their local rivals, who won the trophy for the seventh time in their history.
Akanji in a closed circle
Holder with City, Manuel Akanji has therefore experienced a new great happiness with this success in the temple of Wembley. Before him, three other Swiss had won the FA Cup, namely Stéphane Henchoz (Liverpool), Philippe Senderos (Arsenal) and Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
The domestic double now under roof, the Citizens hope to achieve a fantastic hat-trick on Saturday June 10 in Istanbul in the Champions League final once morest Inter Milan.
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