Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United: Ilkay Gundogan double secures FA Cup, keeps Treble dream alive

Ilkay Gundogan scored twice as Manchester City beat rivals Manchester United 2-1 at Wembley to lift the 2023 FA Cup and move within one win of securing a historic Treble. Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions took the lead straight from the kick off as Gundogan volleyed into the top corner to net the fastest cup final goal in history after just 13 seconds.

Ad The Citizens dominated for long periods but were pegged back just past the half hour when a VAR intervention led to a penalty being awarded for a harsh hand ball against Jack Grealish. Football'This is why they bought me' — Haaland determined to win Treble with Man CityYESTERDAY AT 11:35 United skipper Bruno Fernandes stepped up and coolly levelled to ensure The Red Devils, perhaps somewhat fortuitously, were level heading into the break.

There was a more even feel to the encounter following the restart, but City reasserted their authority on 51 minutes when Gundogan guided another volley beyond a partially unsighted David De Gea from 25 yards. United went close to a second leveller through Marcus Rashford, substitute Alejandro Garnacho and Raphael Varane but they could not find the goal to force extra time as City completed the domestic Double.

City will now turn their attention to the Champions League final against Inter Milan on June 10 as they bid to lift Europe’s premier competition for the first time in their history and emulate United’s Treble feat of 1999. Talking point — Manchester blue reigns supreme at Wembley This was the first all-Manchester final in FA Cup history and it will long be remembered in the blue half of the city.