Manchester City clinched their seventh English FA Cup title in their history after defeating Manchester United 2-1 in the final held at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening.
Ilkay Gündogan scored both goals for Manchester City in the 1st and 51st minutes, while Bruno Fernandes scored Manchester United's only goal in the 33rd minute.
Ilkay Gündogan scored both goals for Manchester City in the 1st and 51st minutes, while Bruno Fernandes scored Manchester United's only goal in the 33rd minute.
Manchester City opened the scoring early in the 1st minute with a powerful shot from Gündogan just outside the box, finding the net under the watchful eyes of De Gea, who could only watch it go in.
City came close to adding a second goal quickly in the 4th minute when Rodri rose to meet a cross from a free-kick taken by De Bruyne, directing a strong header just wide of the post.
City continued their attacking pressure towards United's goal, with a ground shot from Grealish from outside the box in the 6th minute that went wide.
City reappeared in the 17th minute when Haaland followed an unmarked cross inside the box and shot the ball on the volley, but it went weakly into the hands of De Gea.
Haaland repeated his attempt with a powerful shot from outside the box in the 21st minute, but it went over the crossbar.
Manchester United showed their attacking intent for the first time in the 24th minute when Rashford followed a cross from Casemiro and headed the ball just beside the post.
City searched for the second goal, with a strong ground shot from De Bruyne just outside the box in the 28th minute, narrowly missing the post.
Manchester United was awarded a penalty in the 30th minute after the referee consulted VAR, which showed a handball by Grealish in a challenge with Wan-Bissaka. Fernandes successfully converted the penalty with a low shot to the right of Ortega.
United wasted a golden opportunity to add a second goal in the 44th minute when Varane, unmarked, followed a corner kick with a direct volley from inside the box that went over the crossbar.
The first half ended with a 1-1 draw.
The first half ended with a 1-1 draw.
City regained their lead at the start of the second half in the 51st minute when De Bruyne took a free-kick from the right side, delivering a cross on the edge of the box that Gündogan volleyed directly, with the ball touching De Gea's fingers before finding the net.
De Bruyne tried to seal the match with a third goal in the 61st minute, making a run inside the box and unleashing a ground shot that De Gea saved.
Stones followed up with a shot from outside the box in the 64th minute, but it went wide of the goal.
Manchester United showed their attacking intent for the first time in the second half with a powerful shot from Rashford from outside the box, which went over the crossbar.
City came close to killing the game in the 71st minute when Grealish sent a pass to Haaland inside the box, who unleashed a powerful ground shot that De Gea brilliantly saved.
The response came from substitute Garay in the 72nd minute with a curved shot from the edge of the box that narrowly missed the post.
In the 79th minute, Bernardo Silva struck a powerful shot from the right side of the penalty area, which went just beside the post.
Manchester United came close to scoring an equalizer in the second minute of stoppage time when Varane's shot was saved by Ortega and hit the crossbar, and McTominay followed up with a header that Ortega saved again. The match ended with City winning 2-1 and being crowned champions.
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