Main man Gundogan nets twice to secure FA Cup trophy, Cityzens defeat the Red Devils to move forward in their treble hunt.
2022/2023 FA Cup
2-1
Match Report
Closing on their treble ambitions, Manchester City sealed a 2-1 win vs Manchester United in the FA Cup Final 2022-23, at the Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola's side started off in stunning fashion getting the lead in the first minute, as captain Ilkay Gundogan scored a stunning screamer outside the box. Meanwhile, United equalised in the 33rd-minute after a Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty. With the score at 1-1, City got the lead once again in the 51st-minute as Gundogan completed his brace. From then onwards, it was just City, as they managed to secure their win.
United were on the brink of freezing on the big stage during a dominant opening from City but they stayed in the game and levelled when Jack Grealish was punished for handball, spotted by VAR, after blocking an Aaron Wan-Bissaka cross.
Bruno Fernandes did the rest from the penalty spot.
City regained their lead when Kevin De Bruyne picked out Gundogan on the edge of the box and he controlled his second volleyed finish of the game past David de Gea, who was caught a little flat-footed.
Gundogan was denied a hat-trick by an offside flag while United threatened another equaliser but an almighty scramble in stoppage time somehow stayed out with Raphael Varane's effort hitting the top of the crossbar.
Pep Guardiola's side now face Inter Milan next Saturday in the Champions League final for a chance to become just the second team, after United in 1999, to complete the Premier League, FA Cup and European Cup treble.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
1' GOAL! Man City 1-0 Man Utd (Gundogan)
4' CLOSE! Rodri's header inches wide
17' CHANCE! Haaland's shot saved
21' Haaland's long shot over the bar
28' CLOSE! De Bruyne's long shot inches wide
33' Penalty Goal! Man City 1-1 Man Utd (Bruno Fernandes)
35' Lindelof was hit in the face by what looks like a lighter from Man City end
39' De Bruyne goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!
42' MISS! Varane's shot wide out
51' GOAL! Man City 2-1 Man Utd (Gundogan)
62' CLOSE! De Bruyne's shot denied by De Gea
69' CLOSE! Rashford's shot over the bar
71' OFFSIDE! Gundogan's goal disallowed
73' CHANCE! Garnacho's shot inches wide
92' SAVE! Fine stop from Ortega
Line-ups
Man City XI: Walker, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Stefan Ortega, Stones, Grealish, Ruben Dias, Bernardo, Akanji, Rodri, Haaland
Subs: Mahrez, Laporte, Ake, Ederson, Kalvin Phillips, Foden, Cole Palmer, Julián Álvarez, Rico Lewis
Man Utd XI: De Gea, Eriksen, Casemiro, Lindelof, Varane, Fred, Shaw, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, Sancho, Wan-Bissaka
Subs: Maguire, J. Butland, Weghorst, Dalot, McTominay, Tyrell Malacia, Facundo Pellistri, Anthony Elanga, Alejandro Garnacho