Manchester United defeated Manchester City to become FA Cup champion

 

Manchester United struck at Wembley, defeated Manchester City 2-1 in the classic and became champion of the FA Cup. Alejandro Garnacho opened the scoring for the Red Devils and participated in the second, by Kobbie Mainoo, so that Erik's team Ten Hag, who also put Lisandro Martínez on from the start, prevailed over the Citizens, who had minutes from Julián Álvarez in the second half and scored through Jeremy Doku at the end.

Pep Guardiola's men did not get off to a good start and their rival took advantage of it in the best way, with a lit Bichito. The forward, summoned by Lionel Scaloni for the friendlies prior to the Copa América with the Argentine National Team, warned at the beginning with a powerful shot that Stefan Ortega Moreno contained, but then benefited from an incredible error. About half an hour into the game, Diogo Dalot put a long ball behind the defense, Josko Gvardiol made a mistake with the goalkeeper and scored the goal for the Argentine.

Less than ten minutes later, Marcus Rashford changed front for Garnacho, who controlled from the right, faced the defense and touched the middle for Bruno Fernandes, who, with a subtlety, assisted Kobbie Mainoo, who defined a cross to stretch the difference on the scoreboard, with which they went to half-time. In the second half, Guardiola kicked the board and made two changes that allowed him to position himself in the rival field, but the forwards were not precise, until at 42 minutes, André Onana had a weak response after a shot by Jeremy Doku that put him spicy on the finish.

In any case, there was no time for more and it was a 2-1 final for Manchester United, which won the FA Cup title for the 13th time in its history, being the second English team behind Arsenal (14) that won the most the oldest tournament in the world in what was probably Ten Hag's last game as head of the team. In addition, the Red Devils, who finished eighth in the Premier League, qualified for the UEFA Europa League, leaving Chelsea in the Conference League and Newcastle without international competition.