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Ilkay Gündogan scored twice for City.
Wembley, London CNN –
Perfection can take many forms and be interpreted in different ways. Manchester City have performed better under Pep Guardiola this season. There have been games where the team has scored more goals and created more – but the team’s ability to dominate the opposition and do just enough to win when it counts is as perfect as being on a football pitch. That’s why and how this team continues to chase history.
As the 2-1 result would suggest, this FA Cup game between arch-rivals City and Manchester United was an exciting affair. A win for the Manchester blue team was never a given. United had chances, but City had the composure, the know-how, the class.
Two goals from captain Ikay Gundogan – the first 13 seconds after kick-off for the fastest goals in FA Cup history – secured a win that gave City their second trophy of the season and the team’s pursuit of lifting the Premier’s ‘triple’ League continued. the FA Cup and the Champions League.
This Saturday Wembley, next Saturday Istanbul, where City could become only the second English club to win all three major trophies in a season if they beat Inter Milan in the Champions League final. The other club managed this feat? Manchester United in 1999, which explains why this was no ordinary FA Cup final.
For a competition that has arguably faded in luster over the years, the storylines woven into this game brought this oldest cup game back to the pinnacle of English football: a first-ever FA Cup final between these two city rivals to maintain a legacy , the other knowing win would be a pivotal victory in an era in which he has dominated English football.
Despite what Pep Guardiola has achieved with City, the Premier League was secured a few weeks ago for their fifth title in six seasons and this was the second FA Cup of his tenure, City have never won the Champions League. It’s the trophy the club craves the most.
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