Even Sergio Aguero couldn’t help but applaud Kobbie Mainoo’s ‘incredible’ goal as Manchester United beat Manchester City 2-1 to get their hands on the FA Cup this weekend. After losing 2-1 in last year’s all-Manchester affair, United came out all guns blazing and stunned City as Alejandro Garnacho and Mainoo both netted in the first half at Wembley. The holders fought back after the break, with Erling Haaland rattling the crossbar and second-half substitute Jeremy Doku scoring at the death, but it was too little, too late, and the Red Devils held firm to win the competition for a 13th time.
The victory secured Erik ten Hag , under intense scrutiny in the build-up, a second trophy with United and also sealed the club a spot in next year’s Europa League . City, meanwhile, missed out on completing a ‘double-double’, on the back of their Premier League triumph, and Pep Guardiola admitted he made a ‘mistake’ with his game plan in the first half of the contest . While the likes of Paul Scholes waxed lyrical over Mainoo’s man-of-the-match display in the middle of the park, Ten Hag called on English football fans to ‘calm down’ and allow the 19-year-old midfielder to develop at his own pace.
However, Aguero – arguably the greatest player in City’s history – could only sit back and applaud as Mainoo latched onto an exquisite Bruno Fernandes pass to double United’s advantage, with the Argentinian reacting on an ESPN live stream of the game. ‘United�.
