The goal jolted United, which was outplayed until a controversial decision to award a penalty against Jack Grealish for handball as he raised his arms while jumping to block a header into the box by United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
“We aimed for that, to aim for Erling and to try to get the second ball quick,” Gundogan said. United defender Victor Lindelof could only partially clear to Gundogan, who volleyed in right-footed from 20 meters. He passed the ball back to goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, who booted it forward for Erling Haaland to flick on. The opening goal was timed by British broadcaster BBC at 12.91 seconds and came after Gundogan, City’s captain, took the kickoff himself. He would depart as a club great and a FA Cup record-breaker. Right at the heart of the celebrations was Gundogan, who - as it stands - will be leaving City after the Champions League final because he is out of contract. The ball bobbled between two United defenders and squirmed past goalkeeper David De Gea, who might have been slightly unsighted but should have done better.
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This time it was a volley with his left foot after being picked out by Kevin De Bruyne’s free kick from the right wing. If the Germany midfielder’s opener, a perfectly executed volley from the edge of area, was probably his best goal of his seven years at City, his 51st-minute winner at Wembley Stadium might be one of his scrappiest. Ilkay Gundogan scored two goals - the first inside 13 seconds, for the quickest in 142 years of FA Cup finals - to lead City to a 16th trophy since 2011 in what is looking like the crowning season in the tenure of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family. “We’re in a position,” City manager Pep Guardiola said, “that we’ll probably never be in again.” Now only a first ever Champions League title stands between City and immortality in English soccer. LONDON (AP) - The second leg of Manchester City’s treble mission is secure.Īdd the FA Cup, after a 2-1 win over great rival Manchester United on Saturday, to its latest Premier League title.
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