Man City vs Manchester United LIVE: FA Cup final result and final score after Ilkay Gundogan double
Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United: Gundogan scored twice, including the fastest goal in FA Cup final history, as City defeated their rivals to move a step closer to the treble
Ilkay Gundogan’s jaw-dropping double fired treble-chasing Manchester City to an unforgettable FA Cup final win against rivals Manchester United.
City emerged triumphant thanks to Gundogan’s fine volleys in a 2-1 victory that gives Pep Guardiola’s men the chance to emulate United’s 1999 treble heroics next weekend.
Victory in arguably the biggest Manchester derby of all time now means City can win the treble in next weekend’s Champions League final against Inter Milan.
As for United, this was a galling end to a promising first season under Erik ten Hag. They hit the woodwork in stoppage time, but a second equaliser was beyond them.
Follow live updates from the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United, below:
FA Cup final LIVE: GOAL! Man City 1-1 Man Utd (Fernandes, 33’)⚽️
33 mins: Manchester United are level! Bruno Fernandes steps up for United and calmly guides the ball past Stefan Ortega who leaps the wrong way.
Penalty to Man Utd!
FA Cup final LIVE: Man City 1-0 Man Utd
30 mins: VAR asks the referee to go over and look at the pitchside monitor. The replays show that Wan-Bissaka nodded the ball across the box and it clips Grealish’s outstretched arm.
The referee sees the contact and points to the spot.
FA Cup final LIVE: Man City 1-0 Man Utd
28 mins: Bruno Fernandes floats a cross over to the right side of the box as Aaron Wan-Bissaka tries to sneak in behind. Jack Grealish is marking and there’s an appeal for handball against the City man.
VAR is looking at the incident.
FA Cup final LIVE: Man City 1-0 Man Utd
25 mins: The temperature is high enough to warrant a break in play for the players to take on some fluids. It’s a scorching day inside Wembley.
Ten Hag uses the opportunity to issue a few instructions to his players before having an extra word of wisdom for Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
FA Cup final LIVE: Man City 1-0 Man Utd
23 mins: Close! United’s first real chance comes to Rashford. Erik ten Hag’s men threw men up the pitch when they’re in possession and leave Casemiro to flick in a cross.
Rashford weaves into space but can only get a glancing head to the ball which fizzes wide of the far post.
FA Cup final LIVE: Man City 1-0 Man Utd
20 mins: Shot!
A forward pass comes to Erling Haaland who brings the ball under control, twists around Raphael Varane and smokes a shot towards goal from the edge of the box.
The ball continues to rise and flies over the top but there’s a glint in Haaland’s eye that says this effort was just a sighter.
FA Cup final LIVE: Man City 1-0 Man Utd
17 mins: Chance! Some lovely movement from Erling Haaland sees the striker dart in between United’s centre-backs just as Ilkay Gundogan flicks the ball into the middle.
He needs to stretch to reach the ball and can’t get enough power on his shot to beat David De Gea.
FA Cup final LIVE: Man City 1-0 Man Utd
15 mins: Jadon Sancho brings the ball into the right side of the box and slips the ball to Marcus Rashford. He’s met by two defenders and can’t position himself in enough space to take a shot.
These are encouraging signs from United though.
FA Cup final LIVE: Man City 1-0 Man Utd
12 mins: Manuel Akanji brings the ball down the left side of the pitch and is clattered by Casemiro who lands on the inside of the City defender’s ankle.
The referee awards the free kick to United though.
FA Cup final LIVE: Man City 1-0 Man Utd
9 mins: United manage to settle into the game and string together a few passes. They maintain the ball high up the pitch before Casemiro lifts a pass into the box for Bruno Fernandes.
He gives Ruben Dias a little shove in the back and the referee spots it. The whistle goes and City win a free kick.
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