Manchester City vs Manchester United 2-1 – as it happened
All the updates as Manchester City beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final.
This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were all the updates from the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United on Saturday, June 3.
This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were all the updates from the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United on Saturday, June 3.
- A double by Gundogan gave City a 2-1 victory over rivals United and left City one game away from winning a historic treble.
- Gundogan scored after 13 seconds – the fastest goal in FA Cup final history
- The two Manchester sides met in the FA Cup final for the first time.
- Live updates
- Match stats
- Lineups
That’s your lot folks
An enjoyable cup final went the way many expected, but United fought hard to give City a game of it but ultimately came up short.
United will seek to add players in the coming transfer window but a lot will depend on what happens regarding their potential takeover. Until next time, that’s goodbye from Al Jazeera.
Two down, one to go
Double winners! 🏆🏆
🔵 2-1 🔴 #ManCity 🏆 pic.twitter.com/U4UeGntF4q
— Manchester City (@ManCity) June 3, 2023
City dominated the ball
They had 61 percent possession, which is perhaps not surprising for a Guardiola team.
Even when chasing the game, the Red Devils found it hard to get on the ball.
How many Pep?
Pep Guardiola has now won 10 major domestic cup finals:
🏆🥈🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
José Mourinho remains the only manager to beat him. ✊#FACupFinal pic.twitter.com/bJIDJV4IZL
— Squawka (@Squawka) June 3, 2023
Gundogan gives nothing away on future
He tells the BBC, “This group deserves it. I think we played really well, especially the second half was amazing.”
On his first goal: “We aim for that, to go long to Erling and try to get the second ball and attack quick. It was quite a good strike and it went in.”
On his future: “I don’t need these kind of days to feel appreciated and special at this club. Nothing is decided yet, so we’re going to see what will happen.”
Better team won
There was no lack of effort from ten Hag’s side, with his motivational speech at Old Trafford still ringing in their ears perhaps.
They were beaten by the better side today though, and will hope Inter can stop City from matching their 1999 treble achievement.
Full-time: Man City 2-1 Man United
City win the FA Cup and get the second part of the treble they seek! Pep Guardiola’s team were much better in both halves, and it took a questionable penalty to get United into this contest.
Goals from Gundogan either side of the break were enough for the team in sky blue, with Fernandes dispatching a penalty for his team in the first half. All eyes are on Istanbul next weekend as they aim to be the second team in English football history to win those famous three trophies.
Halaand wins corner and celebrates
Haaland runs the ball into the corner and smashes it off a United defender for a corner. It’s as though he scored, the way he punches the air, and that might just be it.
90+5 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Walker goes off
Laporte is on in his place.
90+4 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Stones heads off line
A goal line scramble of classic vintage sees Stones clear off the line, as his goalkeeper scrambled to punch the ball.
90+2 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Ake comes on for City
Grealish goes off to much applause from the City fans. Four minutes of additional time have been added on.
Rodri has been booked for City.
90 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Garnacho looking lively
The 18-year-old has looked United’s best player in this half, once again running past some men in blue and unlucky not to get a corner out of it in the end.
87 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
McTominay brought on
Lindelof makes way, suggesting United are moving to three at the back. A gamble from ten Hag but he needs to do something to change the flow of this.
84 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Ortega booked
The Man City keeper was adjudged to have taken too long over a goal kick.
82 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Fred booked
A cynical trip on Grealish from the United midfielder is enough to earn him a yellow card.
80 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Weghorst comes on
Jadon Sancho comes off to boos, presumably from the City fans.
79 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Foden comes on
De Bruyne makes way for the Englishman.
77 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Garncho shot curls wide
You can see why ten Hag brought on the young winger, as he cuts in from the left and curls a shot inches wide of the Man City far post.
74 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Goal disallowed
It looked like Gundogan had just scored an FA Cup final hat trick, but the assistant correctly flagged him offside.
Grealish had found Haaland, whose shot was saved by De Gea. The fall ball fell to Gundogan, who put it in the net – but he was a couple of yards offside.
72 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Rashford fires just over
The striker got great contact on the ball as he cut across it slightly, but his sweet shot continues to rise and flies over Ortega’s bar.
70 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
End-to-end stuff
Both sides had counterattacks snuffed out by the other, as space is starting to open up as United seek to chase the game – and legs begin to tire, perhaps.
69 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Stones shoots wildly over
It ends up about as high over the bar as he was far from goal, with the English centre-back-cum-midfielder firing well over from distance after finding himself with no one around him.
65 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
De Gea saves with feet from De Bruyne
The Man City midfielder cantered into the box before hitting a slow shot towards goal, which the Spanish keeper saves with his feet.
Garnacho replaces Eriksen for United.
63 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
City getting into their grove
Pep Guardiola’s team are camped in the Man United half and piling on the pressure as they seek a third goal. Once again, the team in red are struggling to hold onto the ball for any meaningful amount of time.
60 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United
Fred brings down Stones
The Brazilian is lucky to not get a booking after a couple of fouls in the last five minutes.
He was no where near the ball and once again City have a good chance to deliver into the box, but this time United clear their lines.
57 mins: Man City 2-1 Man United