Manchester United beat local rival Manchester City to qualify for the UEFA Europa League next season.
Manchester United won 2-1 against Manchester City in the final of the 2023-2024 English FA Cup at Wembley Stadium in London, England, at 11 p.m. on the 25th (Korean time).
Manchester City brought up the 4-2-3-1 formation. Stefan Ortega, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Josko Gvardiol, Rodri, Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, Kevin the Breiner, Phil Foden, and Erling Holland started.
United responded with a 4-2-2-2 formation. Andre Onana, Diogo Dalo, Lisandro Martinez, Rafael Varane, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Sofien Amrabat, Kobe Mainu, Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford, Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes came first.
Manchester United opened the door for Manchester City in the 30th minute. Manchester United attempted a long pass from the back. While Garnacho and Gvardiol were competing, a backheading miss came out, and Garnacho faced an empty goal. Garnacho easily pushed the ball into the net and scored the first goal.
Manchester United scored an extra goal in the 39th minute, widening the gap with Manchester City. Manchester United launched a quick counterattack. The ball was connected to Garnacho, who was on the right flank, who passed to Fernandes in the center. Fernandes non-stop passed to Mainu, who easily scored.
Manchester City started chasing after Wan-Bissaka at the end of the second half. Jeremy Doku, who was substituted in the 42nd minute of the second half, received Foden’s pass from the left side. Doku had Wan-Bissaka in front of him, dug in and fired a right-footed shot. Doku’s shot hit Onana’s hand and was sucked into the net.
Manchester City, however, ended their pursuit. Manchester United clinched the FA Cup final by winning the trophy 2-1. The victory secured Manchester United the FA Cup trophy and qualified for the UEFA Europa League next season.
Manchester United’s victory has put Chelsea on alert. Chelsea has secured sixth place in the English Premier League, giving the green light to its advance to the Europa League next season, but Manchester United’s victory has enabled the team to advance to the conference league next season.
Furthermore, Chelsea failed to advance to the Europa League due to Manchester United’s victory, and is now facing financial fair play (FFP) concerns next season. It has reached the point where it has to sell players in the transfer market this summer. This is why Manchester United is not happy with its win. 먹튀검증