FA Cup Final: Haaland ‘Missing’, Guendogan Brilliant

London –

Erling Haaland did not have any spurs when he appeared in the FA Cup final. Ilkay Guendongan who became the star of Manchester City’s victory through his two goals.

Man City clashed with Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, Saturday (3/6/2023) evening WIB. Haaland stepped down as the spearhead The Citizens.

Appearing for the full 90 minutes, Haaland failed to show his sharpness. The Norwegian bomber did not move against the Man United defense.

Erling Haaland’s stalemate is not a problem for Manchester City. Ilkay Guendogan performed brilliantly with a brace that won his team 2-1 over Man United.

Guendogan’s first goal was scored in the third game after just 13 seconds, the fastest goal in the history of the FA Cup final. The Man City captain scored the second goal in the 51st minute.

Guendogan has set a new record as the oldest player to score two goals in an FA Cup final. He did so at the age of 32 years and 222 days, beating the record previously held by Nat Lofthouse in 1958.

Guendogan is very proud to have led his team to win the 2022/2023 FA Cup title. The player from Germany considered that Man City performed better than Man United.

“Winning a final is always special. Every trophy is special. This team deserved it,” Guendogan told BBC Sport.

“We played very well, the second half was amazing and we deserved to lift another trophy.”

Guendogan also explained how the process of the first goal he scored was created. According to him, it was all planned from the beginning.

“Obviously we knew how we wanted to play the kick-off and we aimed for that, to catch Erling and try to get the second ball. It was superbly placed and I just had to kick it in. Obviously it was a pretty good shot,” Ilkay Guendogan revealed. .

Manchester City has now won two trophies after previously winning the Premier League title. Pep Guardiola’s troops have the treble chance by qualifying for the Champions League final.

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