United are crowned FA Cup champions

The last game of this season for Manchester City and Manchester United has just finished, and the neighbors of Manchester had an appointment beyond the Premier League, and it was the FA Cup final at Wembley.

The skyblues They arrived as four-time consecutive Premier champions, while the red devils They come from having closed the worst season in their history in terms of points in the Premier League, which hurts more when thinking that last year they were third and it seemed that they had scared away the ghosts of the past. But as in all derbies, and above all, in all finals, it is of no use how you come, but how you are during the match, and perhaps to the surprise of many, it was the red devils who won against their rivals .

Last year was the first time that these two historic clubs met in an FA Cup final, the oldest competition in history, and it was on the side of Pep Guardiola’s team that closed a dream season with the treble. But on this second occasion, luck would not fall on the same side, and a first goal taking advantage of a mistake by City, from Garnacho, and a few minutes later, a second goal from one of the revelations and discoveries of this season such as Mainoo put a 2-0 that would become almost definitive at the end of the game.

Although possession has been on the light blue side as these derbies usually do, this time one of the things that has been most noticeable in terms of change has been United’s 11 shots, compared to City’s 19, a statistic where all of Guardiola used to triple or quadruple his rival, and this time he has allowed more shots than usual. Not only that, but of all these shots, United have been the ones who have managed to direct the most on goal (5), compared to Manchester City’s 4. Also starting off losing opens many more holes in the defense for your opponent to generate these shots.

This victory leaves a good taste in the mouth of a terrible season for United, which can confuse and make many think that the changes that have been talked about all season are not so necessary. Ten Hag’s work has been in suspense for several weeks, as has the evident need for high-level players in certain positions such as Casemiro, who has been overwhelmed at almost every moment.

The good side is the discovery of figures like Mainoo or Diallo, who together with the youth of others like Garnacho, and that next season if there is a change of coach, the Champions finalist Jadon Sancho can return, they can revive the next one being considered the best English club in the history of the Premier League.