It was a fantastic day out for fans at Wembley on Saturday 25 May as the Red Devils finished their largely miserable season with an unexpected flourish. Indeed, , his players rallied to pick up a derby day final win against familiar foes Manchester City. Having sealed a fourth consecutive title, men were the overwhelming favourites but Man United came with a plan and pulled it off with near-perfect education.
While dominated possession in the early stages, the side in red looked more dangerous when coming forward. That said, it was a huge mix-up at the back which led to the opening goal. Amid some , Josko Gvardiol and Stefan Ortega failed to communicate allowing Alejandro Garnacho to steal in and pass into an empty net.
With their tails up, Man United then doubled their lead just nine minutes later. This time, it was a goal of real beauty as a slick passing move, , set Kobbie Mainoo up and he kept his cool to make it 2-0. Fan Angle of Mainoo's Stunning Goal As you can see in the footage above, the fan angle captures the incredible build-up play which leads to the 39th-minute strike.
It all starts with pinging inch-perfect switch which draws a smattering of applause – one supporter even remarks: "What a ball. What a ball!" Garnacho drives forward and the run of Aaron Wan-Bissaka allows Fernandes free on the edge of the box, with City's midfielders Rodri and Mateo Kovacic woefully out of position. The Portuguese midfielder's silky first-time pass is pulled off perfectly in on.
