Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Manchester City and Manchester United teams met in the final of the English FA Cup at 6:30 yesterday (Saturday), at Wembley Stadium in London.
After winning the Premier League, City was looking for the second trophy this season, and on the other hand, United, who finished eighth in the Premier League, was looking to compensate for the results of the league by winning and qualifying for the Europa League.
The game started with the advantage of Manchester City, while United showed dangerous and planned counterattacks. The tactic that worked in the 29th minute and Alejandro Garnacho was able to lead Manchester United to the first goal on the mistake of the City defender.
9 minutes later, it was United who scored on another counterattack. This time, Kobi Maino was able to open Stefan Ortega's goal for the second time on Bruno Fernandez's pass in the 39th minute. The first half ended with Manchester United winning 2-0.
Citizens started the second half to compensate more aggressively. However, United's tight defense prevented the ball from hitting Andre Onana's net. However, in the 87th minute, Jeremy Duko was able to make up for only one of City's goals.
In the end, Manchester United defeated Manchester City with a score of 2-1 and won the FA Cup. After failing in the Champions League, the FA Cup became the second failure for Pep Guardiola and his men to end the season with just one trophy.
With this championship, Manchester United's total number of trophies reached 13, and it is considered the second most proud team in this competition after Arsenal, which has won 14 times.