Breaking: Manchester United vs Man City FA cup finals yesterday was a FIXED MATCH – Referee who officiated the FA cup finals revealed
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FA Cup, Final
MCI
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Sat May 25
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2
MUN
1.31
xG
1.53
J. Doku 87′
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A. Garnacho 30′
K. Mainoo 39′
How Manchester United won the FA Cup with a 2-1 victory against Manchester City thanks to Garnacho and Mainoo goals
First-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo set United on their way to a 13th FA Cup title at Wembley
Michael Dominski
May 25, 2024 at 7:00 PM GMT+1
How Manchester United won the FA Cup with a 2-1 victory against Manchester City thanks to Garnacho and Mainoo goals
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Ed Mackey
Live Reporter
FA Cup final result: Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United
Alejandro Garnacho gave United the lead after a horrible mix-up between Stefan Ortega and Josko Gvardiol (30′)
Kobbie Mainoo doubled the lead by finishing off a brilliantly worked United move (39′)
Jeremy Doku halved the deficit with a strike that crept past Andre Onana (87′)
United will play in next season’s Europa League after winning the FA Cup
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May 25, 2024 at 7:00 PM GMT+1
Carl Anka
Man Utd Correspondent
How Erik ten Hag got his tactical approach right
How Erik ten Hag got his tactical approach right
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As dark clouds circled over job security, Erik ten Hag was bold in his tactical selection.
The 4-2-2-2 shape that carried Manchester United through victories over Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion in the season’s final two league matches was used again at Wembley. Lisandro Martinez was paired with Raphael Varane in central defence for the first time since the 4-3 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on February 1.
Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho were preferred on the wings while Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes operated up front as split strikers. The United manager’s game plan appeared to be one of containing and then counter-attacking Manchester City.
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Manchester City 1 Manchester United 2: A breathtaking team goal and Ten Hag gets it right to win FA Cup
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May 25, 2024 at 6:50 PM GMT+1
Sam Lee
Manchester City Correspondent
What went wrong for City?
What went wrong for City?
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“In football you, are going to lose games,” Pep Guardiola said last weekend, after seeing his side lift the Premier League title yet again. “You have to choose how you lose games. That’s what defines the best teams.”
Manchester City certainly went down swinging in the second half and got one goal back to set up a tense finale, which saved a lot of face after an uncharacteristic first 45 minutes.
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May 25, 2024 at 6:40 PM GMT+1
Mark Critchley
Mainoo’s goal: the anatomy of a cup-final classic
Mainoo’s goal: the anatomy of a cup-final classic
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If history remembers this as Ten Hag’s final game in charge, at least United went out scoring one of the finest goals of his two-season tenure: one that was a symbol of what he has attempted to achieve.
This was Exhibit 1A in how the United manager wants his players to attack: with intensity while initially breaking away, but then composure to finish in the box. That may sound contradictory. It has often looked contradictory, and sometimes totally unsustainable, this season. But when it works, it is thrilling.
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May 25, 2024 at 6:30 PM GMT+1
Dan Sheldon
Manchester United Correspondent
How United exploited City’s high line
How United exploited City’s high line
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From the opening exchanges, it was clear Manchester United were not going to be trying to dominate the match.
Erik ten Hag was content to allow Manchester City to have the ball but wanted his players to be ready to exploit the opposition’s high line at any given opportunity. The Dutchman wanted to utilise the pace of Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho to run in behind the City defence.
And it worked, time and time again.
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May 25, 2024 at 6:21 PM GMT+1
Ed Mackey
Live Reporter
City fans rue first-half performance
City fans rue first-half performance
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And the overwhelming opinion of the City fans in our matchday discussion (which you can find here) was that a poor first-half performance cost them a chance of lifting the trophy.
Michael G: Too little too late for City. Errors in the first half cost us and A LOT of near misses in the second half. City need to think about moving the team forwards in transfer window. Deep thinking.
Gareth P: Abject first half performance full of individual errors. If De Bruyne, Foden and Bernardo all don’t turn up it’s pretty much impossible.
May 25, 2024 at 6:17 PM GMT+1
Ed Mackey
Live Reporter
Lots of happy United fans in our matchday discussion
Lots of happy United fans in our matchday discussion
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Well, that makes a change — positive United fans in one of our matchday discussions. And, given everything they have had to watch this season, it is about time they had something to enjoy.
(Subscribers can access our matchday discussion by clicking here.)
Andrew B: Remarkable result for Ten Hag given the stories around his future. Two cups in two years and Europa league in the bag. Never a dull moment!
Ian P: Well that was a bit special.
Jane S: I am ecstatic. An incredible highlight of a disappointing season.
Declan D: Two academy kids scoring in the cup final only two years after winning the Youth Cup final. Only United have managed to bring academy graduates through consistently and long may it continue.
May 25, 2024 at 6:13 PM GMT+1
Michael Dominski
Live Reporter
Get ready for another Manchester derby
Today’s result means that next season will begin the same way that this one ended, with Manchester City and Manchester United contesting a cup.
The Community Shield will pit the defending Premier League champions against the FA Cup holders.
If City had won today, Arsenal would have featured instead of United as the PL’s runners-up.
May 25, 2024 at 6:10 PM GMT+1
Michael Dominski
Live Reporter
Pep: Ten Hag is an ‘extraordinary manager’
Pep: Ten Hag is an ‘extraordinary manager’
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Erik ten Hag told the BBC after the match that the criticism both he and the team have received from the media this season hasn’t been right.
Pep Guardiola was then asked about the future of his counterpart: “They have to take a decision (on his future). I don’t know, but he is lovely person, an extraordinary manager, winning the FA Cup was important for them like it was for us last season.”
May 25, 2024 at 6:02 PM GMT+1
Dan Sheldon
Manchester United Correspondent
Ratcliffe celebrates United’s win
Ratcliffe celebrates United’s win
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Jim Ratcliffe, partial owner of Manchester United, has issued a statement in light of his club’s victory: “It is a glorious feeling to win the FA Cup final at Wembley. Manchester United clearly were not the favourites to win today but they played with total commitment and skill and overcame one of the great teams in football. We are all very proud of the players and the staff who work tirelessly to support them.”
No mention of the manager…
May 25, 2024 at 5:58 PM GMT+1
Ed Mackey
Live Reporter
So, who won all the trophies this season?
There is now just one match left in the English domestic season as Southampton and Leeds United meet in tomorrow’s Championship play-off final to find out who will take the last place in next season’s Premier League.
But today’s game marks the end of the trophies for the season and here is who won them.
FA Cup: Manchester United
Carabao Cup: Liverpool
Community Shield: Arsenal
Premier League: Manchester City
Championship: Leicester City
League One: Portsmouth
League Two: Stockport County
EFL Trophy: Peterborough United
FA Trophy: Gateshead
May 25, 2024 at 5:55 PM GMT+1
Michael Dominski
Live Reporter
United move within one of Arsenal on all-time FA Cup list
United move within one of Arsenal on all-time FA Cup list
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Most FA Cup titles
14: Arsenal
13: Manchester United
8: Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham
7: Manchester City, Aston Villa
May 25, 2024 at 5:52 PM GMT+1
Ed Mackey
Live Reporter
United were not the better team, says Guardiola
Guardiola was also asked if the winning team were the better team.
“No. They didn’t have the chances that we had,” he said. “In the second half, we were there all the time.
“United have been a transition team for 10, 20, 30 years. In the first half, we struggled a little bit and in the second half, we were better until we found our moment. We scored a bit late with the chances we had with Erling (Haaland) and Julian (Alvarez).
“In general, it was a good performance considering the final.”
May 25, 2024 at 5:49 PM GMT+1
Ed Mackey
Live Reporter
Guardiola: We had the chances to come back
Guardiola: We had the chances to come back
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Pep Guardiola was asked what he said to his players after the match.
“I congratulated all of them for a fantastic season,” he told the BBC.
Then, he gave his brief thoughts on the game.
“We lost the game, congratulations to United,” added Guardiola. “It was a tight game and after we conceded the goal and the second half, except the first five or ten minutes, we had the chances.
“We changed our pace up front and overall, it was a really good performance considering the final.”
May 25, 2024 at 5:46 PM GMT+1
Michael Dominski
Live Reporter
City finally lost a match
Today’s loss for Manchester City brings an end to their 35-match unbeaten streak in all competitions (their Champions League penalty shootout defeat to Real Madrid counts as a draw).
Their unbeaten run was the second-longest run by a top-flight club in English football history, after Nottingham Forest’s streak of 40 matches in 1978.
May 25, 2024 at 5:43 PM GMT+1
Ed Mackey
Live Reporter
Dalot: ‘This is the standard of this club’
Dalot: ‘This is the standard of this club’
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Diogo Dalot emphasised how, despite today’s being a top performance, he and his team-mates have not stuck to the club’s high standards throughout the season.
“It was the best way to approach this game,” he told the BBC. “The mentality that we showed, the hard work, the resilience.
“I could say it was the best game of the season in terms of being complete as a team. You could feel inside the dressing rom before the game that we really wanted to win this game.
“But, again, this is the standard of this club, it has to be every single game, every single competition. I know it was a tough season but it feels good to end (the season) like this with a trophy.”
May 25, 2024 at 5:41 PM GMT+1
Laurie Whitwell
Manchester United Correspondent
Graduation day for United’s teenagers
Graduation day for United’s teenagers
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This was some graduation for 19-year-olds Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo to go from FA Youth Cup winners in 2022 to scoring the goals to win a senior trophy two years later, in a Manchester derby no less.
They’ve played more than intended this season, showing occasional fatigue, but will be major for United for years moving forward.
May 25, 2024 at 5:39 PM GMT+1
Ed Mackey
Live Reporter
How does European qualification affect United’s finances?
The greatest impact of missing out on European football is the effect it has on a club’s finances.
And, having already missed out on the Champions League, United needed to make it into the Europa League — and they have.
We’ve put together a comprehensive explanation on how the club’s finances are affected by European qualification towards the end of the season — check it out below.
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May 25, 2024 at 5:37 PM GMT+1
Michael Dominski
Live Reporter
Rodri finally tastes defeat
Rodri finally tastes defeat
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Rodri’s incredible unbeaten streak has come to an end. Before today’s game, he had gone 74 straight matches in all competitions without suffering a defeat.
May 25, 2024 at 5:35 PM GMT+1
Michael Dominski
Live Reporter
Instant analysis of a shocking result
The Athletic’s Carl Anka, Mark Critchley, Dan Sheldon and Sam Lee have broken down a dramatic afternoon at Wembley, unpacking the biggest talking points from United’s shocking upset.
Follow the link below to check out their analysis!
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