On Saturday, Gündogan scored both goals as Pep Guardiola’s star-studded side won 2-1 against city rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup final. Gündogan may soon be done with Manchester City. His contract expires on June 30, allowing him to leave for free. Recently, the 32-year-old has been linked to both Arsenal and Barcelona. – Will be a huge loss On Saturday, he showed what the Premier League champion is missing in that case. – I can’t imagine how City can let him go. He has contributed so much this season, scored some important goals and been a leader in this team. It will be a huge loss if they let him go, says BBC expert commentator and former England player Jermaine Jenas. – Winning a final is always special. All trophies are special. This group of players deserves it. We played very well, especially in the second half. We deserved to lift another trophy, says a tearful Gündogan to the BBC after the match. About his own future, he says: – I don’t need days like that to convince me to stay. That’s why I’ve been here for seven years. Nothing has been determined or decided yet, he says. MEANING A LOT: Pep Guardiola and Ilkay Gundogan were impressed after another title. Photo: CARL RECINE / Reuters Bruno Fernandes, captain of the losing team, was also full of praise for Gündogan. – It was a fantastic goal. He is a fantastic player. One of the best midfielders in the Premier League, says the Portuguese to the BBC. Goalless Haaland Erling Braut Haaland was dangerous up front on several occasions, but went off the field goalless for the fourth game in a row in the City kit. He still made an acceptable match, and can record his second trophy in a short time. Saturday’s FA Cup triumph means that Manchester City can celebrate “the double” after going top in both the Premier League and now the FA Cup. After the match at Wembley, City manager Pep Guardiola walked around the pitch with tears in his eyes. It was clear that this means a lot. Thus, the light blues still have the opportunity to win a very rare and historic treble. Erling Braut Haaland can celebrate another trophy. Photo: GLYN KIRK / AFP Still only Saturday’s opponent Manchester United has won the big three, the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League, in one season in England. It happened way back in 1999, and next Saturday City have a chance to repeat the feat when the Champions League final gets underway. An emotional Jack Grealish spoke to the BBC after the game. – Amazing. This is what you dream of as a small child. I don’t think the foreigners know as much about it, but we English know how much it means, he says to the channel. Which team was the best in the final? Manchester United Manchester City Show result Record-breaking scoring The match itself started with an absolute bang. Only 12 seconds into the final, captain Illkay Gundogan sent City into the lead when he volleyed the ball into the net from 20 metres. It was the fastest ever goal in an FA Cup final, breaking the previous record set by Louis Saha for Everton against Chelsea after 25 seconds in 2009. Ilkay Gundogan put City ahead after 12 seconds with this volley. Photo: Dave Thompson / AP After just over a quarter of an hour, Gundogan was about to score a goal-scoring pass when he beautifully found Haaland in the box, but the Norwegian was half a second too late and only got a toe on the finish from five meters. VAR drama After half an hour it became dramatic at Wembley. After a VAR check, United were awarded a penalty when the cameras caught Jack Grealish being close to the ball with his arm when Aaron Wan-Bissaka headed in, and suddenly United, who had had little to offer until then, had an opportunity to get back into the match. Right to judge penalty? Yes No Yes, but the rules should be changed so that people like this are not punished Show result Again the debate about the hand rule in football goes on. – It is a correct penalty, but a silly rule, says Peter Schmeichel in the BBC studio. – I have to be careful with what I say, because it’s tempting to curse. It annoys me so much. The referees have done their job and made the right decision, but what on earth is he going to do?, adds former top scorer Alan Shearer. This situation eventually resulted in a controversial penalty kick. Photo: Dave Thompson / AP 1-1 also stood at the break. But the second half was only five minutes old when Illkay Gundogan scored his second of the day to make it 2-1. He got the ball 20 meters out after a practiced set-piece move from Kevin De Bruyne, and the shot crept slowly into the side for David De Gea in the United cage. – De Gea is a big problem The shot was so loose that the United goalkeeper should probably have been able to prevent the late goal. – De Gea is a big problem for Manchester United. Getting that position sorted is far more important than signing a striker, says Sky Sports expert Jamie Carragher on Twitter. 20 minutes before the end, Gündogan thought he had scored a hat trick in the final when he put the ball into the goal after De Gea returned a shot from Haaland, but the goal was correctly canceled for offside. United hunted for an equaliser, but struggled to create much pressure. The match thus ended with a 2-1 victory for the light blue part of Manchester. For Manchester United, the season is now over. Manchester City finishes with the Champions League final against Inter on 10 June. Erling Braut Haaland also has two international matches for Norway on June 17 and 20 before he takes a well-deserved few weeks of summer vacation.
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