The Red Devils withstood Manchester City's attacks and with goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobe Maino they secured the title.
Finally he was able to smile Alex Ferguson In the stands he finally managed to lift his chest Erik ten Hag. Finally, the Manchester United He had ousted the secondary role he had worn for a decade and was defeated Manchester city To lift the England Cup (0-2).
The Red Devils, eternal losers in the Manchester derby in recent years, dethroned the reigning champions and denied Pep Guardiola's side from becoming the first team in history to win. Premier League And the English Cup two years in a row. They beat them on the run, making the most of their chances and with a stunning shot from Andre Onana between the posts until a mistake in the final minutes came close to sealing the win.
But the late goal of Jeremy Doku This did not overshadow United's great victory, the most important in the past six years, at the present time and for the competitor. And even more so because of the way he did it, disarming Guardiola by making his defense retreat.
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On the first ball that Dalot was able to serve it Alejandro Garnacho Stones escaped, stuck to the other side and enabled the Argentine, who went on to face Gvardiol, who won easily by a length.
However, the Croatian is in a state of complete incomprehension with… Steven OrtegaTry to give him the ball without space to respond. The ball passed over the German's head and left Grenache Without a goalkeeper, the score was 0-1.
United's goal contrasts with City's inaccuracy in the last three quarters and, in fact, the 0-1 goal came from a 1-0 loss for Rodrigo Hernandez, who this Saturday lost his 74-game unbeaten streak, the longest in European football.
Gvardiol's lane was a mine for United, who were licking their lips every time Kyle Walker He was not there to correct and help.
They made a 0-2 warning Garnacho and Marcus Rashford, But the Argentine started offside and the goal was disallowed, and Real Madrid appeared 0-2 again on this side of the Croatian. At that time, play was more fixed, with a quick combination of garnacho for Bruno, which was initially enabled Kobe Maino In an unbeatable position. The young England midfielder, who will feature in the European Cup, tricked Ortega off the wrong foot, giving United an unexpected 0-2 lead.
In a match where City had difficulty creating chances, except for a shot that hit the crossbar Erling Haaland, The Sky Blue's chances came from outside the penalty area, with two shots from Walker that were amazingly blocked by Onana.
The Cameroonian, one of the best players in the match, provided excitement in the final minutes by 'eating' Doku's shot, but a potential comeback, with seven minutes to spare, came to nothing and United, eight years later, were crowned FA Cup champions.