First-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo gave Manchester United a 2-1 win against Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley
result since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013. The bar has been lowered, the trophies drying up but this was a day for their fans to celebrate wildly – and not only because they stopped Manchester City from making yet more history.
City laboured uncharacteristically in the first half but it was a different story after the interval when they were dominant, creating plenty only to lack the killer touch. It looked as though United had plotted a course through the storm. And yet their addiction to drama saw André Onana throw City a lifeline, the goalkeeper caught out at his near post on a low long-ranger from the substitute Jérémy Doku.
United’s concentration, though, was on point and their supporters were in dreamland by the interval; two goals to the good and with Onana having not been threatened.Fernandes’s assist was the highlight. He had seen the picture as Garnacho drove in from the right and when the ball came to him, he diverted it with the deftest of touches for Mainoo, who had run off Kyle Walker. Mainoo was progressive and courageous in possession throughout. He finished with breathtaking assurance.
Cue a disastrous mix-up between the City defender and Stefan Ortega. After the ball had bounced, Gvardiol went to head back to Ortega except the goalkeeper was not there; he was out of position. Garnacho reacted the quickest to run on to the loose ball and tap into the empty net.City’s reset at half-time was comprehensive, Guardiola’s big move being Doku for Mateo Kovacic with Phil Foden moving into central midfield on a permanent basis.
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