"We'll have two days off, many players will come tomorrow for our physios. We are humble enough to accept how good they are. We scored early in the second but a final against United always for many reasons difficult and the better team won. In the first half we missed to attack on the right. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola: "We played a really good game, we played with a lot of risk, the threat they have is so big especially Rashford but we controlled really well.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says his team have had an They need a favour from Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul on June 10. This was to be City's FA Cup and United's status as the only team to win treble is now very much in doubt. There was to be one last moment for drama in stoppage time but Varane's looping header inside the six-yard box dropped onto the bar and Scott McTominay couldn't force home the loose ball. He was inches away from levelling it up with a curling effort from 20 yards while Marcus Rashford fired a fizzing drive just off target. Gundogan met De Bruyne's free-kick with just about enough punch to send a low, cutting strike through a body of players and out of the reach of De Gea.ĭespite seeing little of the ball, United did make the most of their limited territory as the introduction of the dynamic Alejandro Garnacho added spark to their attacks. The goal came on 51 minutes courtesy of a player who is made for the big occasion.
Victor Lindelof seemed to be struck by an object from the crowd in the celebrations but avoided any serious injury.Ĭity remained fully focused on the job in hand after the break, keeping the ball with their usual assurance and quality. Fernandes duly obliged from the spot after a stuttering run-up. There was little evidence to foresee a United response was coming but it came via a penalty, awarded for a handball by Grealish as he went to block a cross with his arm in an unnatural decision. United almost went under in the pressure cooker of the relentless City press but Haaland, who gave Varane the runaround, curled an effort wide while De Bruyne followed suit with an effort from range.
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